Studio portrait (sitting) of Washakie, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He holds a rifle and a wooden pipe decorated with hair. He wears a cloth belt, a scarf around his neck held in place by an abalone shell ornament, and a feather headdress.
Date
[between 1884 and 1885?]
Notes
Condition: damage to negative visible in print, red ink stains on print.; Formerly F3478.; Title, "Indians- Shoshone Biography- Washakie", and "Negative made 1884-1885" hand-written on back of print.; R7100322592
Description
1 copy negative : nitrate ; 26 x 21 cm. (10 x 8 in.); 1 photoprint ; 19 x 12 cm. (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Subject
Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Portrait photographs.; Imaged.; Image
