Call NumberNS-100Datecirca 1886SummaryChief Rocky Bear of the Oglala Sioux poses for a full-length portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He is wearing a feather headdress and a breastplate, possibly made of bones. He holds a beaded war club in his right hand and a pistol in his left hand. Rocky Bear was the leader of the Sioux members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West prior to Iron Tail.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 dressOglala IndiansWild west showsBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917Rocky BearBuffalo Bill's Wild West ShowCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700105100Type of MaterialPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionSalsbury collection, Buffalo Bill's Wild West ShowNotes1886 From the collection of Nate Salsbury, manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West - A member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West - Given by the family of Nate Salsbury handwritten on back of print. "Rocky Bear, Chief of the Ogalallo Sioux" on photoprint. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print with photographer's stamp on back reading "Anderson Photographer, 785 Broadway, cor. of 10th, New York."; R7001051004
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