Che-tan wa-kin-yan, Thunder Hawk

Charles Milton Bell (1848-1893)

Date

1872
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 5 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.
Sheet: 7 7/16 x 5 1/16 in.
Mount: 8 7/16 x 6 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. in image: Tceta waki yan.
l.r. in image: Hunkpapa Dakota.10.
Mount Verso:
u.l. to u.r. printed on paper label: Che-tan wa-kin-yam, \ Hawk thunder- \ bird \ Hawk Thunder-bird, usually \ called, Thunder Hawk. \ Nos. 10 and 10a were marked in the presence of \ J. Owen Dorsey, Nos. 10b and 10c in his ab- \ sence, hence two mistakes in the personal and \ tribal names. All are pictures of Che-tan wa- \ kin-yan (No. 5); but 10 to 10c inclusive were \ taken only a few years ago.
c. in graphite: Neg. No. 3182
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1967.2329
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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