Flathead Chief Louison, a judge on the Flathead Indian Reservation court, poses on the reservation in western Montana. He wears a tall feather headdress, and his hair is in long braids. He holds a pipe tomahawk in his left arm. Long ermine fur tassles hang from his sleeves. Louison was known on the reservation for speaking out against the erosion of customs and traditions. He was also a participant in the U.S. Indian Congress in Omaha, October 1898.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 18 x 1 3cm. (7 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 17 x 12 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Subject
Salish Indians; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.); Indians of North America--Clothing and dress--Montana; Louison, Salish Chief.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700150038
Notes
Glass plate is masked with paper and dark red paint.; Title handwritten on back of photoprint.; R7001500388
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