Seated studio portrait of Chief Mahpina Luta or Red Cloud (1822-1909), wearing a European three-piece suit, shirt, and scarf. He is posed with Colonel Charles Philander Jordan (1856-1924), a friend and chief clerk at the Red Cloud Agency, who married a niece of Red Cloud's
Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
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Time Period:
1889-1889
Materials:
Techniques:
Dimensions:
4 x 5.5 in.
Cultures:
American Indians, Central Plains, Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux), Native Americans, Non-Indian, North America, Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux), Plains
City:
Washington, DC
State:
District of Columbia
Country:
USA
Collection History:
John Nephew briefly operated a photo studio in Washington, DC. This print was formerly in the collection of General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, U.S. Army); inherited by his children, Cecelia Miles Reber (Mrs. Samuel K. Reber, 1869-1952) and Major Sherman Miles (1882-1966); donated to MAI in 1925.
Source ID:
NMAI_318852
Catalog Number:
P06914
Album Name:
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