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Shay-wi-zick, Sour Spittle

William Henry Jackson (1843-1942)

Object Details

  • Date

    before 1877

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Albumen silver print

  • Dimensions

    Image: 7 9/16 x 5 1/16 in.
    Mount: 8 1/2 x 6 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.l. in image: Ojibwa.6.

    Mount Verso:

    u.c. in graphite: 80

    u.c. printed on paper label: 1068. SHAY-WI-ZICK. Sour Spittle. RED LAKE. \ A brave of the Red Lake band of Chippewas and \ younger brother of the head chief. His wife and chil- \ dren were killed by the Sioux, and he fought them \ frequently in return, killing two. Was a good speaker \ and farmed a good deal. Died last winter, aged \ about 70.

    u.c. in graphite: Neg. No. 571

  • Collection Name

    Bureau of American Ethnology Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1967.2786

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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