White Eagle. Ponca Chief
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Record Details
- Title
- White Eagle. Ponca Chief
- Published/Created
- [Washington, D.C.] : [C. M. Bell], [1879 or 1880]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : albumen print ; mount 26.5 x 43 cm
- Notes
- Full length studio portrait of White Eagle standing before illustrated backdrop wearing mixture of western and traditional clothing including hair feather, beaded choker necklace, bone hairpipe breastplate, wool shirt adorned with ermine skin fringe and what appear to be brass buttons, two necklaces affixed with presidential peace medals, blanket with wide bead embroidered strip (buffalo head design partially observable), beaded leggings, and moccasins while holding pipe tomahawk.
- Title derived from image caption.
- "White Eagle" variant personal names: Wa-gah-sap-phe.
- "Ponca Indians" variant names: Ponka Indians.
- Names and Subjects
- Photographs shelf.
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography.
- Dhegiha Indians.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains.
- Ponca Indians.
- Siouan Indians.
- White Eagle--(Ponca chief),--1840-1914--Portraits.
- Beadwork--1870-1880.
- Clothing & dress--1870-1880.
- Embroidery--1870-1880.
- Hides & skins--1870-1880.
- Indigenous peoples--United States--1870-1880.
- Medals--1870-1880.
- Necklaces--1870-1880.
- Tomahawks--1870-1880.
- Tribal chiefs--United States--1870-1880.
- Collection Title
- Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American Photography
- Collection Creator
- Pohrt, Richard, Jr.
- ID
- 829
- Barcode
- B10930034
- Call Number
- Photo Div Pohrt OVERSIZE Bel.005
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- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 7331 x 10478
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 829
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-829/over005_001
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- Manifest
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/pohrt:829:OVER005_001
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"White Eagle. Ponca Chief". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/pohrt/x-829/over005_001. In the digital collection Richard Pohrt, Jr. Collection of Native American Photography. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 16, 2024.