Call NumberX-34090CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Date1880-1890SummaryHigh Hawk, a Native American (Brulé Sioux) man stands on a grassy plain and wears an eagle feather headdress, beadwork trim and porcupine quillwork on his buckskin leggings and shirt, a bone pipe breast plate, a medallion, and a quilled bag or bandolier with fringe. High Hawk holds a fixed stone head club with a scalp on one end.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 46 x 30 cm (18 x 12 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBrulé IndiansDakota IndiansIndians of North AmericaClubs (Weapons)Clothing and dressHeaddressesScalpsTribal chiefs--United StatesWarriorsHigh Hawk, fl. 1880-1890CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034090Type of MaterialPhotogravuresDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 3, plate no. 87.Original Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 3. The Teton Sioux, the Yanktonai, the Assiniboin.NotesCondition: edges worn. Description by Edward S. Curtis: "The subject is shown in all the finery of a warrior dressed for a gala occasion - scalp-shirt, leggings, moccasins, and pipe-bag, all embroidered with porcupine-quills; eagle-feather war bonnet, and stone-headed war-club from the handle of which dangles a scalp. High Hawk is prominent among the Brules mainly because he is now their leading historical authority, being much in demand to determine the dates of events important to his fellow tribesmen. His calendar, or "winter-count," is explained, and in part reproduced, in Volume III, pages 159-182."; Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1907. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340906PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, High Hawk (1880-1890). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/08/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130375
