Ogalala woman. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait of an Ogalala Sioux woman: 'A face so strong that it is almost masculine, showing strikingly how slight may be the difference between the male and female physiognomy in some primitive people.'
Ogalala girls. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of two Ogalala Sioux girls on horseback, seen from a low viewpoint: 'As a rule the women of the plains tribes are natural horsewomen, and their skill in riding is scarcely exceeded by that of the men. As mere infants they are tied upon the backs of trusty an...
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait of a Sioux woman, turned to the right and wearing an elaborate dress: 'A young Sioux woman in a dress made entirely of deerskin, embroidered with beads and porcupine-quills.'
Planning a raid. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography View of a group of Ogalala Sioux on horseback: 'The Indians, in their striking and characteristic costumes, unconsciously form themselves into most picturesque groups. This shows a party of Ogalala Sioux on a hill overlooking the valley of Wounded Knee creek, on the ...
A heavy load — Sioux. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a Sioux woman trudging through snow-covered woodland, wrapped in a blanket and bearing a bundle of firewood on her back: 'Summer and winter the Sioux women performed the heavy work of the camp, and what was seemingly drudgery was to her part of the pleasu...
Black Eagle — Assiniboin. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length full-face standing portrait of Black Eagle, an Assiniboin. He is wrapped in an animal skin and holds the wing of a bird. His biography is given in volume 3 of 'The North American Indian,' p.182: 'Assiniboin. Born in 1834 on the Missouri below Williston, N...
Mosquito Hawk — Assiniboin. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of Mosquito Hawk, an Assiniboin. His biography is given in volume 3 of The North American Indian, p.187: 'Susbecha Assiniboin. Born on the Missouri below Williston, North Dakota. When he was fourteen he followed a war-party, but ga...
Red Cloud — Ogalala. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders half-profile portrait of Red Cloud, a well-known Ogalala Sioux chief and celebrated warrior. Silver-haired, his gaze is turned downward, as if with eyes closed, and his mouth also set in a downward line. His biography is given in volume 3 of The No...