The old warrior — Arapaho. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Full-length portrait of an Arapaho warrior, standing on prairie grassland: 'The Arapaho, of Algonquian stock like the Cheyenne, are divided into Northern and a Southern tribe, the former living on the Wind River reservation in Wyoming and the latter on the reservation assigned to them and the Ch...
Standing Two — Oto. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait: 'The Oto belong to the great Siouan linguistic family and originally formed, with other tribes, a part of the Winnebago. The typical ceremonial head-dress of the Oto of the present time is shown here and in the next three plates.'
Old Eagle — Oto. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait: 'The head-dress of this Oto is characteristic of the older style, like that worn also by the related Osage in plate 680 and the adopted head-dress of the Comanche in plate 683. The medal worn by Old Eagle, in this case bearing the portrait of Lincoln, is li...
John Abbott — Osage. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait, wearing a fur cap: 'The Osage (corrupted from Whzahzae, their own name) is a Siouan tribe - the wealthiest of all Indians, and probably the richest people in the world, population considered. They are most closely related to the Omaha, Quapaw, Ponca, and Ka...