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Our barbarian brethren

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Call NumberZ-4077CreatorCary, William de la Montagne, 1840-1922Date1870-1880SummaryNorth American Indian men with fringed buckskin clothing, bead or quill work and feathers in their hair, stand beside their wives who wear buckskin dresses. A horse and dogs are nearby. An Indian peace delegation (Piegan) presents a severed human head, in a cloth sack, to a military man seated at a table. Shows a man with a rifle and a long beard.Physical Description1 print : wood engraving, image and text ; 41 x 29 cm (16 x 11 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Social life--19th centuryPiegan Indians--19th centuryHeads (Anatomy)--19th centuryManners and customs--19th centuryMilitary officers--19th centuryPeace negotiations--19th centurySpouses--19th centuryWomen--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711004077Type of MaterialIllustrationsFilm negativesTear sheetsWood engravingsNotesArticle on tear sheet describes images. Formerly F32581, F31212; Tear sheet consists of page 284, removed from Harper's weekly. Title printed on tear sheet. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 2 copy negatives ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.). R7110040778Languageeng

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes