Luther Standing Bear, Edward Little Chief, and others. / Gerls Studio, Chicago
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- Title
- Luther Standing Bear, Edward Little Chief, and others. / Gerls Studio, Chicago
- Creator
- Gerls Studio, photographer.
- Published/Created
- Chicago : Gerls Studio, [1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 20.5 x 26 cm
- Notes
- Studio group portrait of Luther Standing Bear (at center), Edward Little Chief (far left), and three unidentified Native American individuals (two women and one man; likely Lakota). All five subjects wear predominately traditional clothing. Luther Standing Bear wears eagle feather bonnet affixed with ermine skins, otter fur hair wraps, bone hairpipe breastplate, bead embroidered armbands, wool blanket with beaded strip, bead embroidered leggings, and moccasins; Edward Little Chief wears embroidered vest trimmed with cowrie shells, beaded choker necklace, wool leggings with bead embroidered strips and trimmed with cowrie shells, and moccasins; woman second from left (likely the wife of Edward Little Chief) wears cloth dress decorated with elk teeth, bead embroidered leggings and moccasins, and blanket decorated with silk ribbon applique; woman second from right wears woven beadwork headband, bead necklace, fringed leather dress, and bead embroidered belt, leggings, and moccasins; man at right wears eagle feather bonnet, several necklaces, fringed hide leggings, bead embroidered armbands, cuffs, and moccasins while carrying feather, blanket, and tobacco bag tied to waistband. Lacking mount.
- Photograph taken in Chicago, Illinois, in late September 1920 during "Indian Day" event put on by government of Illinois and Indian Fellowship League.
- Contemporary inscription on verso: L to R - 1) Eddie Little Chief 2) UKN 3) Luther Standing Bear 4) UKN 5) UKN.
- Title devised by cataloger.
- "Edward Little Chief" variant personal names: Eddie Little Chief, Edward Stevens.
- "Luther Standing Bear" variant personal names: Matho Nazin, Ota K'te, Plenty Kill.
- "Brulé Indians" variant names: Sicangu Oyate.
- Names and Subjects
- Photographs shelf.
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.
- Brulé Indians.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains.
- Indians of North America--South Dakota.
- Lakota Indians.
- Little Chief, Edward,--approximately 1873-1928--Portraits.
- Oglala Indians.
- Ribbon work.
- Siouan Indians.
- Sioux Nation.
- Standing Bear, Luther,--1868?-1939--Portraits.
- Beadwork--1920.
- Clothing & dress--South Dakota--1920.
- Dresses--1920.
- Embroidery--1920.
- Hides & skins--1920.
- Indigenous peoples--South Dakota--1920.
- Necklaces--1920.
- Spouses--United States--1920.
- Tribal chiefs--United States--1920.
- War bonnets--1920.
- Collection Title
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
- Collection Creator
- Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
- ID
- 721
- Barcode
- B10931795
- Call Number
- Photo Div Pohrt MEDIUM Ger.001
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- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 6240 x 5756
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 721
- Link to this Item
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"Luther Standing Bear, Edward Little Chief, and others. / Gerls Studio, Chicago". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-721/med024_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 13, 2024.