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A sepia-toned full-body portrait of an Indigenous man in cultural dress, including a breastplate.
A sepia-toned full-body portrait of an Indigenous man in cultural dress, including a breastplate.
A sepia-toned full-body portrait of an Indigenous man in cultural dress, including a breastplate.

Short Bull

Unknown

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1890-1900

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Collodion or gelatin silver print

  • Object Format

    Cabinet card

  • Dimensions

    Image: 5 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.
    Mount: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.c. in negative: Chief Short Bull

    Mount Recto:

    l.l. to l.r. in ink: "SHORT BULL" \ A leading Hostile in the \ Ghost Dance War - 1890

    Mount Verso:

    u.c. in black ink: Sioux chief "Short Bull" \ who with "Kicking Bear" \ was responsible for the \ Ghost Dance war on \ Pine Ridge reservation \ Dec. 30, 1890

    c.r. in graphite: #1035

    l.c. [stamp]: This Photograph from \ Historical Collection of \ E.A. BRININSTOOL \ Los Angeles, Cal.

  • Collection Name

    Earl Alonzo Brininstool Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1967.143

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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