Kiowa mother and daughter / Bretz Artist

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Title: Kiowa mother and daughter / Bretz Artist
Creator: Bretz, George W., photographer.
Published/Created: Ft. Sill, O.T. : [George W. Bretz], [1894?]
Physical Description: 1 photograph : collodion print ; mount 16.5 x 11 cm (cabinet card format)
Notes: Group portrait of unidentified Kiowa Indian mother and daughter (likely misidentified as Kiowa chief Ahpeatone's wife and daughter) standing near dance arbor at Fort Sill, Indian Territory, wearing traditional clothing including fringed hide dresses trimmed with cowrie shells, leather belts, and bead embroidered boot moccasins.; Non-contemporary inscribed image caption on verso: Wife & daughter of "Apiatan" - Wooden Lance.; Second faded inscription on verso illegible.; Title devised by cataloger (inscribed image caption likely erroneous).; "Kiowa Indians" variant names: Cauigu Indians, Kiowan Indians.
Names and Subjects: Photographs shelf.; Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.; Indians of North America--Great Plains.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma Territory.; Kiowa Indians.; Tanoan Indians.; Arbors (Bowers)--1890-1900.; Beadwork--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma Territory--1890-1900.; Daughters--Kiowa--Oklahoma Territory--1890-1900.; Dresses--1890-1900.; Embroidery--1890-1900.; Hides & skins--1890-1900.; Indigenous peoples--Oklahoma Territory--1890-1900.; Mothers--Oklahoma Territory--1890-1900.; Indigenous peoples--Great Plains.; Indigenous peoples--North America--Oklahoma Territory.; Kiowa.; Tanoan.
Genre: Cabinet photographs 1890-1900.; Collodion silver printing-out paper prints 1890-1900.; Group portraits 1890-1900.
Collection Title: Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator: Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID: 363
Barcode: B10930082
Call Number: Photo Div Pohrt CAB Bre.002
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Repository: William L. Clements Library

Technical Details

Collection: Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Image Size: 3488 x 5782
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 363
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-363/cab051_001

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Full citation: "Kiowa mother and daughter / Bretz Artist". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-363/cab051_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 12, 2025.