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Object Number
60-42-10/100565.1.2
Display Title
Rain-in-the-Face, cousin of Sitting Bull who fought against Custer
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Rain-In-The-Face. (Sioux Indian.) The Sioux, a numerous tribe, inhabit the northwestern part of the United States, where on June 25-27, 1876, Lieutenant-Colonel George A. Custer, with thirteen comissioned officers, a surgeon, and two hundred and fifty-five enlisted men (including five civilians and three Indian scouts) were ambushed and slaughtered in the Black Hills. Sitting Bull has recieved the notoriety and credit for this fight; but it was his cousin, Rain-in-the-Face, who planned and executed the affair. It is said that Rain-in-the-Face cut out the heart of the dead Custer. He himself received a wound in the fight, which has compelled him to use crutches ever since. Longfellow, in his striking poem, "The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face," [Please see object description text entry for complete description.]
Keywords
- Proper Name
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Man
Department
Photographic
Date
1893
Artist
Place and Coover
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
High plains
Dimensions
Overall: 24.13 x 30.48 cm (9 1/2 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, 1960
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
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