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Object Number
2004.1.152.8
Display Title
Captain John, in studio portrait
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Printed on photograph: "Captain John Paiute"; written on verso: "The modern band is put on simply to make it soft on head. The feather band is used for some purpose. Am sending you one of this old Capt John's - (Inyo lo Paiute) Dance outfits = I only know of one other old, outfit - and that cannot be had for love or money - they are Rare= !"
Department
Photographic
Date
ca. 1903 - 1915
Artist
Grace A. Nicholson
Culture
- Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
Materials
Print, black and white , Postcard
Dimensions
Overall: 13.97 × 8.89 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
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