Call NumberX-34117CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952SummaryPortrait (standing) of Medicine Crow (Pedhitsi-wahpash) a Native American (Apsaroke Crow) chief; he wears a beaded breechcloth and moccasins; a hide shirt with ermine fringe, abalone shell disks, bead necklaces, and his hair in a topknot. He holds a coup stick adorned with fox tails.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 AnalogAnalogSubjectCrow IndiansIndians of North AmericaMenNecklacesShirtsTribal chiefsWarriorsMedicine CrowGeographic AreaGreat PlainsCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034117Type of MaterialPhotogravuresDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 4, plate no. 112.Original Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 4. The Apsaroke, or Crows, the Hidatsa.NotesDescription by Edward S. Curtis: "The three fox-tails hanging from the coup-stick show the subject - Medicine Crow, whose biography appears in Volume IV, page 203 - to be possessor of three first coups, that is, in three encounters he was the first to strike one of the enemy's force. The necklace consists of beads, and the large ornaments at the shoulders are abalone shells."; Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1908. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100341172PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
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