Oto Chiefs. / Lenny and Sawyers. Purcell, I.T.

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Title: Oto Chiefs. / Lenny and Sawyers. Purcell, I.T.
Creator: Lenny & Sawyers, photographer.
Published/Created: Purcell, I.T. : Lenny and Sawyers, [approximately 1891]
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 12.5 x 20 cm (boudoir cabinet card format)
Notes: Studio group portrait of four Oto Indian chiefs and two white men (likely photographers William Lenny and William Sawyers) seated before illustrated background. The chiefs wear mixtures of western and traditional clothing including otter fur turbans, porcupine hair roaches, wool yarn head sash, hair feathers, various shell and bead necklaces, German silver armbands, woven beadwork garters, hide jacket, and bead embroidered frock coats. Three chiefs wear necklaces affixed with presidential peace medals. The two white men hold tobacco bag and pipe tomahawk respectively.; Back row, left to right: William Faw Faw, Parthayne, Opanomnina, White Horse.; William Faw Faw (seated far left) became the leader of a religious movement in the 1890s. The jacket worn by Faw Faw in this image bears cedar tree designs, an important symbol of the religion.; Contemporary inscription on verso: Four Indian chiefs with two white men of Purcell.; Title derived from image caption.; "Opanomnina" variant personal names: Oper-Nom-Nina.; "White Horse" variant personal names: Sunge Hka.; "William Faw Faw" variant personal names: Wah No Say, Wawasi, Waw-no-she.; "Oto Indians" variant names: Jiwére Indians, Otoe Indians.
Names and Subjects: Photographs shelf.; Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.; Faw Faw, William,--approximately 1854-1924--Portraits.; Indians of North America--Religion.; Indians of North America--Great Plains.; Indians of North America--Indian Territory.; Oto Indians.; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma.; Siouan Indians.; Beadwork--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--Indian Territory--1890-1900.; Embroidery--1890-1900.; Headdresses--1890-1900.; Hides & skins--1890-1900.; Indigenous peoples--United States--1890-1900.; Medals--1890-1900.; Necklaces--1890-1900.; Prophets--1890-1900.; Spiritual leaders--1890-1900.; Tomahawks--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1890-1900.; Turbans--1890-1900.; Lenny, William J.,--photographer.; Sawyers, William L.,--photographer.
Genre: Albumen photographs 1890-1900.; Boudoir card photographs 1890-1900.; Group portraits 1890-1900.; Self-portraits 1890-1900.
Collection Title: Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
Collection Creator: Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
ID: 598
Barcode: B10932973
Call Number: Photo Div Pohrt BOU Len-Saw.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: 5808 x 3972
File Size: 990 KB
Record: 598
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