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Tshe-ton Wa-ku-wa Ma-nu, Hawk That Hunts Walking; A chief of Mdewakaton Sioux
Tshe-ton Wa-ku-wa Ma-nu, Hawk That Hunts Walking; A chief of Mdewakaton Sioux
Object Number 2004.29.5857.1
Display Title Tshe-ton Wa-ku-wa Ma-nu, Hawk That Hunts Walking; A chief of Mdewakaton Sioux
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "MdewaKanton. Tshe-ton 'Wa-ku-wa Ma-'ni (The Hawk that hunts walking) A chief of the Mdewakanton Sioux, called Little Crow. p250. cf. p268. H5726"
Keywords
  • Proper Name
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Chief
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1899
Culture
  • Santee Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Highlands
Materials Ink on Paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.34 x 18.42 cm (5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)

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