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Pehriska-Ruhpa, Minitarri Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance

Date: 1832
Description: Pehriska-Ruhpa. Minatarre warrior with bow and arrow in the costume of the dog dance.
Photograph

Young Eagle

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Description: Posed portrait of Ho-Chunk man, Young Eagle, also called Chack-Scheb-Nee-Neik-Ah.
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Nah-shaw-a-gaa, Or The White Dog's Son

Date: 1827
Description: Nah-shaw-a-gaa, or the White Dog's Son, a Pottawatomie (Potawatomi) Chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, drawn at the Treaty of Gr...
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Kitch-ee-i-aa-ba, or the Big Buck, a Chippewa (Ojibwa) Chief

Date: 1825
Description: Kitch-ee-i-aa-ba, or the Big Buck, a Chippewa (Ojibwa) Chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the treaty of Prarie du Chi...
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Shing-gaa-ba-w'osin or the Figure'd Stone, a Chippewa (Ojibwa) Chief

Date: 1835
Description: Shing-gaa-ba-w'osin or the Figure'd Stone, a Chippewa (Ojibwa) Chief. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aborifinal Portfolio, sketched at the treaty of Fond...
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"Chippeway (Ojibwa) Squaws"

Date: 1826
Description: Portrait of three Chippewa (Ojibwa) women with their babies, originally titled "Chippeway Squaws." Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, p...
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Wa-kaun, or the Snake, a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Chief

Date: 1825
Description: Wa-kaun, or the Snake, a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Chief. Hand-colored lithography from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted by J.O. Lewis at the Treaty of Prairie...
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Abdih-Hiddisch (A Minatarre Chief)

Date: 1832
Description: Abdih-Hiddisch, a Minatarre Chief, posed holding an ax.
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Pachtüwa-Chtä, an Arrikkara Warrior

Date: 1832
Description: Pachtüwa-Chtä, an Arrikkara Warrior.
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Mándeh Páhchu (A Young Mandan Indian)

Date: 1832
Description: Mándeh Páhchu, a young Mandan Indian.
Drawing

Barman — Manny

Date: 1932
Description: Manny bartending at The Strollers.
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Mehkskeme-Sukahs, Blackfoot Chief

Date: 1832
Description: Mehkskeme-Sukahs, Blackfoot Chief.
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Mexkemahuastan, Chief of the Gros-Ventres of the Prairies

Date: 1832
Description: Mexkemahuastan, Indian Chief of the Gros-Ventres of the prairies.
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Facsimile of an Indian Painting

Date: 1832
Description: A facsimile of an Indian painting, originally painted by the Mandan chief, Máto-Tópe. It portrays an encounter between Máto-Tópe and a Cheyenne chief.
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Máto-Tópe Adorned with the Insignia of His War-like Deeds

Date: 1832
Description: The Mandan Indian, Máto-Tópe, adorned with insignia of his war-like deeds.
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Psíhdjä-Sáhpa, a Yanktonan Indian

Date: 1832
Description: Psíhdjä-Sáhpa, a Yanktonan Indian.
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Koutani Indian

Date: 1832
Description: Koutani Indian.
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Bison-Dance of the Mandan Indians in front of Their Medicine Lodge in Mih-Tutta-Hangkush

Date: 1832
Description: Bison-Dance of the Mandan Indians in front of their medicine lodge in Mih-Tutta-Hangkush.
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North American Indians

Date: 1844
Description: Portrait of North American Indians (Plate 1).

"The group in Plate No. 1 is composed of three Portraits from my collection, representing three different t...

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The Bear Dance

Date: 1844
Description: Indian dance, with some wearing bear masks (Plate 18).

"Next in importance to the buffalo hunts, and not less exciting and spirited in its character, is ...

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