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Object Number
2004.1.144.1
Display Title
Portrait of Dakota Chief Pa-da-ni-a-ha-hi,Yankton
Descriptions
Object Description
Identified photographic portraits of Native Americans (tribal delegations) taken during tribal visits to Washington D. C. between 1857 - 1858 by the McClees (Addis) Washington studio. Tribal cultures represented include Algonquin/Ottawa (1), Choctaw (2), Dakota Santee (14), Dakota Yankton (31), Dakota (5), Dakota Sioux (5), Dakota Teton (3), Mdewakanton Sioux (6), Pawnee (12), Ponca (3), Pottawatomie (2), Sacs and Foxes (6), Teton (3), Uta (2), Wahpeton sioux (2). A list of identified portrait subjects accompanies the photographs.
Department
Photographic
Date
1857-1858
Artist
Antonio Zeno Shindler
Artist
Samuel A. Cohner
Artist
Addis Gallery
Artist
Julian Vannerson
Culture
- Ponca
- Dakota
- Yankton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
District of Columbia
/
Washington County
Materials
Albumen print
Dimensions
Overall: 13.97 x 19.05 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Label on object
Inscription handwritten in ink; 2004.1.144.1; 1.Dakota Indians/(Siouan)/Pa-da-ni-ha-pa-hi./Sioux.
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