Tushaquinot. / W.H. Jackson & Co. Photographers of Rocky Mountain Scenery

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Title: Tushaquinot. / W.H. Jackson & Co. Photographers of Rocky Mountain Scenery
Creator: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer.
Published/Created: Denver, Colorado : W.H. Jackson & Co., [1879 or 1880?]
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 16.5 x 11 cm (cabinet card format)
Notes: Three-quarters length studio portrait of Tushaquinot (also known as Piah) standing before illustrated backdrop wearing traditional clothing including feather bonnet with trailer, wool trade cloth shirt with bead embroidered shoulder and sleeve strips, bead embroidered bandolier, shell and bead necklace affixed with German silver ornament resembling silver gorget with naja pendant attached, and otter fur hair wraps while holding two revolvers. Original negative likely produced around 1874.; Original negative number: 4213.; Title derived from printed image caption.; "Ute Indians" variant names: Nuche Indians, Nuuchi-u, Uta Indians.
Names and Subjects: Photographs shelf.; Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.; Indians of North America--Colorado.; Indians of North America--Southwest, New.; Numic Indians.; Ute Indians.; Uto-Aztecan Indians.; Beadwork--1880.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1880.; Embroidery--1880.; Handguns--1880.; Hides & skins--1880.; Indigenous peoples--Colorado--1880.; War bonnets--1880.; Indigenous peoples--Colorado.; Indigenous peoples--Southwest, New.; Numic.; Ute (North American people); Uto-Aztecan.
Genre: Albumen prints 1880.; Cabinet photographs 1880.; Portrait photographs 1880.
Collection Title: Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator: Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID: 426
Barcode: B10932944
Call Number: Photo Div Pohrt CAB Jac.004
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Repository: William L. Clements Library

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Collection: Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Image Size: 3664 x 5784
File Size: 847 KB
Record: 426
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-426/cab114_001

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Full citation: "Tushaquinot. / W.H. Jackson & Co. Photographers of Rocky Mountain Scenery". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-426/cab114_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 20, 2025.