Photograph
Portrait of Ida Lizzie Decorra Blowsnake with Blanket
Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman, Ida Lizzie Decorra Blowsnake (Real Wampum Woman) (WooRooShiekESkaeWinKah), wife of George Lowe, posing standing and wearing a large necklace made of beads that partially covers the bandolier bags crossed over her shoulders. She is wearing German silver rings and bracelets on her fingers and wrists. To her left, a Ho-Chunk applique blanket is draped on a chair. |
Image ID: | 60655 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1900 |
Creator Name: | Van Schaick, Charles |
City: | Black River Falls |
County: | Jackson |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Charles Van Schaick photographs and negatives, circa 1880-circa 1940 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | (V22)2556 |
Original Dimensions: | 5 x 7 inches |
This image was used in "People of the Big Voice," published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press (2011), page 190.
Subject identified from Jackson County Historical Society notes. |
Women |
Studios and dark rooms |
Portrait photography |
Murals |
Painting |
Dresses |
Jewelry |
Furniture |
Ho Chunk Indians |
Indian beadwork |
Indoor photography |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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