Ah Ah Shaw We Ke Shick. (Crossing Sky.) Chief of Rabbit Lake Chippewas. A brave and good Indian

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Title
Ah Ah Shaw We Ke Shick. (Crossing Sky.) Chief of Rabbit Lake Chippewas. A brave and good Indian
Published/Created
Saint Paul : Whitney's Gallery, [1862 or 1863]
Physical Description
1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 6 x 10 cm (cartes de visite format)
Notes
Three-quarters length studio portrait of Crossing Sky standing wearing mixture of western and traditional clothing including feather headdress, blanket and bead embroidered bandolier bag while holding pipe.
Title derived from image caption.
Negative number: 418.
"Crossing Sky" variant personal names: Ah Ah Shaw We Ke Shick, Ayaazhawi-giizhig, I-aush-ow-eke-shik, I-yaw-shaw-way-ge-zhick.
"Ojibwa Indians" variant names: Anishinaabe, Chippewa Indians, Ojibwe Indians.
Collection Title
Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator
Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID
56
Barcode
B10933629
Call Number
Photo Div Pohrt CDV WhiJ.023
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William L. Clements Library

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Record
56
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"Ah Ah Shaw We Ke Shick. (Crossing Sky.) Chief of Rabbit Lake Chippewas. A brave and good Indian". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-56/cdv056_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 29, 2025.
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