Standing Two — Oto. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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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
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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...
Story of the Washita. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Full-length portrait of a Cheyenne, seated on the ground and holding a bunch of feathers in his left hand: 'An Old Cheyenne warrior recounts the famous battle of the Washita in 1868, when the tribe was severely defeated by General Custer.'
As it was in the old days. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Herd of bison grazing and resting on the plains: 'In early days, before white men invaded the Great plains and ruthlessly slaughtered them by the hundreds of thousands, bison were of prime importance to the hunting tribes of the vast region in which those animals had their range. The bison was n...