Call NumberNS-90Datecirca 1886SummaryFlies Above, Chief of the Cut-Off Sioux, poses for a full-length portrait in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. He wears a feather headdress and a breast plate, possibly made of bone. He holds a pistol in his right hand. Flies Above was a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.Physical Description1 photoprint : black and white |on mat 17 x 11 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota IndiansIndians of North America--Clothing and dressWild west showsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Flies AboveBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105090Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotes1886 From the collection of Nate Salsbury, manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West When a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West - Given bythe family of Nate Salsburyhandwritten on back of print. Title typed on photoprint. Vintage photographic print with photographer's stamp on back reading "Anderson Photographer, 785 Broadway, cor. of 10th, New York."|R7001050901
Flies Above, Chief of the Cut-Off Sioux, Buffalo Bill's Wild West (circa 1886). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/05/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124107
