Group of Kansa Indians
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- Title
- Group of Kansa Indians
- Creator
- Cadwallader, J. D. photographer.
- Published/Created
- Indianapolis, Ind. : [J. D. Cadwallader], [between 1872 and 1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 6 x 11 cm (carte de visite format)
- Notes
- Studio group portrait of unidentified Kansa Indian men, women and child. Many individuals wear mixtures of western and traditional clothing, including feather headdresses, face paint, otter fur turbans (including one with attached buffalo horns), porcupine hair roaches, various types of necklaces (including one grizzly bear claw necklace) and bead embroidered leggings. Various individuals can be seen holding lance, coup stick, shield, pipe with a twist carved stem, mirror board, pipe tomahawk, elk antler quirt, eagle feather fans, bows, and arrows. Though card stock is marked with P.T. Barnum stamp, group does not appear to have been associated with Barnum.
- Printed on verso: P.T. Barnum's Indians Cadwallader's Bee Hive Gallery, Indianapolis, Ind.
- Printed on front: P.T. Barnum's.
- Title devised by cataloger.
- "Kansa Indians" variant names: Kanza Indians, Kaw Indians.
- Names and Subjects
- Photographs shelf.
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.
- Dhegiha Indians.
- Indians of North America--Kansas.
- Kansa Indians.
- P.T. Barnum (Firm)
- Quirts.
- Siouan Indians.
- Beadwork--1870-1890.
- Clothing & dress--1870-1890.
- Coup sticks--1870-1890.
- Embroidery--1870-1890.
- Fans (Accessories)--1870-1890.
- Indigenous peoples--Kansas--1870-1890.
- Mirrors--1870-1890.
- Necklaces--1870-1890.
- Pipes (Smoking)--1870-1890.
- Shields--1870-1890.
- Spears--1870-1890.
- Tomahawks--1870-1890.
- Turbans--1870-1890.
- Collection Title
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
- Collection Creator
- Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
- ID
- 1
- Barcode
- B10930329
- Call Number
- Photo Div Pohrt CDV Cad.001
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- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 5784 x 2441
- File Size
- 757 KB
- Record
- 1
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-1/cdv001_001
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"Group of Kansa Indians". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-1/cdv001_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 16, 2024.