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The prairie chief

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Call NumberX-34091CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Date1900-1910SummaryA Native American (Sioux) man poses on horseback in a feather headdress with a beaded or quilled headband. Shows a grass covered prairie.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 37 x 45 cm (15 x 18 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge Indian ReservationIndians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge Indian ReservationPine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)HeaddressesHorseback riding--South Dakota--Pine Ridge Indian ReservationTribal chiefs--South Dakota--Pine Ridge Indian ReservationCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034091Type of MaterialPhotogravuresDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 3, plate no. 88.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: "This picture was made on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota at a time when the Indians were assembled in a large encampment, reliving the days of old."; Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1907. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340914PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng

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