Group of Ho Chunk men / Brown & Wait

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Title: Group of Ho Chunk men / Brown & Wait
Creator: Brown & Wait, photographer.
Published/Created: Sioux City, Ia : Brown & Wait, [1889 or 1890?]
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 16.5 x 11 cm (cabinet card format)
Notes: Studio group portrait of six unidentified Ho Chunk Indian men posing before illustrated backdrop wearing mixtures of western and traditional clothing including otter fur and wolf fur turbans, porcupine hair roach, wool yarn head sash, hair feathers, various necklaces made of shells, beads, and bone hairpipes, bead embroidered breechcloths, hide leggings, face and body paint, silver armbands, skunk skin garters and dance bells. Several individuals hold objects including eagle head war club, eagle feather fan, sticks, and a staff.; Printed on verso: From the Photographic Studio of Brown & Wait, 413 Fourth Street, Sioux City, Iowa. Duplicates of this Picture can be had at any time.; Title devised by cataloger.; "Ho Chunk Indians" variant names: Hochangara Indians, Nipegon Indians, Puant Indians, Winnebago Indians.
Names and Subjects: Photographs shelf.; Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.; Ho-Chunk Indians.; Indians of North America--Iowa.; Siouan Indians.; Winnebago Indians.; Arms & armaments--Ho Chunk--Iowa--Sioux City--1880-1890.; Beadwork--1880-1890.; Body painting--Sioux City--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--Iowa--Sioux City--1880-1890.; Embroidery--1880-1890.; Face painting--Iowa--Sioux City--1880-1890.; Fans (Accessories)--Ho Chunk--Iowa--Sioux City--1880-1890.; Headdresses--Iowa--Sioux City--1880-1890.; Hides & skins--Iowa--Sioux City--1880-1890.; Indigenous peoples--Iowa--1880-1890.; Necklaces--1880-1890.; Staffs (Sticks)--1880-1890.; Turbans--1880-1890.; Ho Chunk.; Indigenous peoples--Iowa.; Siouan.; Winnebago.
Genre: Albumen prints 1880-1890.; Cabinet photographs 1880-1890.; Group portraits 1880-1890.
Collection Title: Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator: Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID: 368
Barcode: B10930278
Call Number: Photo Div Pohrt CAB Bro-Wai.001
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Repository: William L. Clements Library

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Collection: Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Image Size: 3520 x 5784
File Size: 934 KB
Record: 368
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-368/cab056_001

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Full citation: "Group of Ho Chunk men / Brown & Wait". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-368/cab056_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 21, 2025.