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.
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.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710032259
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
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