Henry Bull Head / D. F. Barry, Photographer

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Title
Henry Bull Head / D. F. Barry, Photographer
Published/Created
West Superior, Wis. : D. F. Barry, [between 1890 and 1900]
Physical Description
1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 16.5 x 11 cm (cabinet card format)
Notes
Full length studio portrait of Henry Bull Head standing before illustrated backdrop wearing mixture of western and traditional clothing including otter fur hair wraps, hair feathers, moccasins, bone hairpipe breastplate and blanket while holding pipe and embroidered tobacco bag. Original negative likely produced approximately 1885 to 1890.
Henry Bull Head (Yanktonai Dakota) was 1st Lietuenant of Indian Police at Standing Rock Indian Reservation at time of attempted arrest of Sitting Bull on December 15 1890. Bull Head reportedly shot Sitting Bull after having been mortally wounded himself during the skirmish.
Bust length wood engraving of "Chief Gall" printed on verso.
Printed on verso: D. F. Barry, Photographer, West Superior, - Wis. Photographs Of All Noted Indians. Catalogues Mailed On Application.
"Copyright by D. F. Barry".
Title devised by cataloger.
"Henry Bull Head" variant personal names: Afraid of the Bear, Bull Head, Mato Kokipopi, Tatonka Pah.
"Gall" variant personal names: Abraham Gall, Bear Shedding His Hair, Man Who Goes in the Middle, Matohinsda, Phizi, Pizi.
"Hunkpapa Indians" variant names: Unc Papa Indians, Uncpapa Indians, Unkpapa Indians.
"Yanktonai Indians" variant names: Ihankthunwana, Western Dakota Indians, Yanktonnai Indians.
Collection Title
Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator
Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID
337
Barcode
B10930004
Call Number
Photo Div Pohrt CAB BarD.011
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William L. Clements Library

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Record
337
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