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...
John Quapaw (Hunta Wakunta) — Quapaw. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders right profile portrait: 'The Quapaw are another Siouan tribe, otherwise known as Akansa, from which Arkansas river and state derive their name.'