Photograph
Studio Portrait of Ida Lizzie Decorra Blowsnake in Hinukwaje
Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Ida Lizzie Decorra Blowsnake (Real Wampum Woman) (WooRooShiekESkaeWinKah) posing sitting on a prop stone wall in front of a painted backdrop in Van Schaik's studio. She is wearing a traditional woman's dress (hinukwaje) made from brightly painted fabric. Solid-color cloth was usually used to make Ho-Chunk women's dresses. |
Image ID: | 60659 |
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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)2558 |
Original Dimensions: | 5 x 7 inches |
This image was used in "People of the Big Voice," published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press (2011). |
Indoor photography |
Portrait photography |
Women |
Studios and dark rooms |
Indian beadwork |
Stone walls |
Murals |
Painting |
Clothing and dress |
Dresses |
Jewelry |
Shoes |
Ho Chunk Indians |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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