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Iron Eyes Cody holds buffalo skull aloft during ceremonies
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Call Number
X-31687
Date
1970 August 14
Summary
Iron Eyes Cody (Espera Oscar de Corti), portraying an Oglala Sioux man, holds a buffalo skull aloft during the Sun Dance ceremonies at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a leafy skullcap and a long sleeved print shirt.
Physical Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota--Pine Ridge
Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge (S.D.)
Rites and ceremonies--South Dakota--Pine Ridge
Skulls--South Dakota--Pine Ridge
Sun dance--South Dakota--Pine Ridge
Indians of North America--Portraits & portrayals
Impersonation
Cody, Iron Eyes, 1904-1999
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710031687
Type of Material
Film negatives
Photographic prints
Notes
Espera Oscar de Corti (April 3, 1904 - January 4, 1999) pseudonym "Iron Eyes Cody" was 100% Italian, according to his sister in 1996. [Wikipedia] Formerly F27852. Title hand-written on back of print. R7100316876
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Iron Eyes Cody holds buffalo skull aloft during ceremonies
(1970 August 14). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1061143