Little Soldier & wife - Medicine man
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Record Details
- Title
- Little Soldier & wife - Medicine man
- Published/Created
- [Black River Falls, Wisconsin] : [Charles Van Schaick], [between 1885 and 1900]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : collodion print ; mount 16 x 11 cm (cabinet card format)
- Notes
- Studio group portrait of Little Soldier and wife Bettie Littlesoldier (also known as Bay Bay Baw Kah) seated before illustrated backdrop wearing mixtures of western and traditional clothing. The wife wears shell and bead necklaces and jewelry and skirt with silk ribbon applique. Little Soldier wears wool yarn head sash, hair feather, and bead embroidered shirt while holding rifle.
- Subjects erroneously designated "Osage Indians" in non-contemporary inscription on verso.
- Title derived from contemporary inscribed image caption on verso.
- "Little Soldier" variant personal names: No Gin Kah, Strike the Tree.
- "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--Wisconsin.
- Littlesoldier, Bettie,--approximately 1845 or 1846---Portraits.
- Ribbon work.
- Siouan Indians.
- Winnebago Indians.
- Beadwork--1880-1900.
- Clothing & dress--Wisconsin--1880-1900.
- Dresses--1880-1900.
- Embroidery--1880-1900.
- Indigenous peoples--Wisconsin--1880-1900.
- Necklaces--1880-1900.
- Rifles--1880-1900.
- Shamans--Wisconsin--1880-1900.
- Spouses--Wisconsin--1880-1900.
- Turbans--1880-1900.
- Genre
- Cabinet photographs 1880-1900.
- Collodion printing-out paper prints 1880-1900.
- Group portraits 1880-1900.
- Collection Title
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
- Collection Creator
- Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
- ID
- 522
- Barcode
- B10933489
- Call Number
- Photo Div Pohrt CAB Van.001
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- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 3635 x 5843
- File Size
- 981 KB
- Record
- 522
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-522/cab210_001
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/pohrt:522:CAB210_001
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"Little Soldier & wife - Medicine man". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-522/cab210_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 06, 2024.