Call NumberZ-3283CreatorFrenzeny & TavernierDate1875 January 2SummaryNative American (Dakota) men, women and children are gathered in a circle under a buffalo skin shelter for a Sun Dance in probably North or South Dakota. Dancers wear feather headdresses, earrings, loincloths and body paint. Some dancers have pierced chests or backs, eagle bone whistles, and dance around a wooden pole. Spectators wear robes, feathers and hats; some carry coup sticks.Physical Description1 print : wood engraving ; 36 x 54 cm (14 x 21 in.)SubjectDakota Indians--Spiritual life--19th centuryIndians of North America--Spiritual life--19th centuryClothing and dress--19th centurySun dance--19th centuryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711003283; Harper's weekly.Type of MaterialIllustrationsTear sheetsWood engravingsNotesFormerly F18195; Title and "Young Bucks Proving Their Endurance by Self-Torture" printed on tear sheet. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.). R7110032830
Frenzeny & Tavernier, Indian sun dance (1875 January 2). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 16/07/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1119165
