Native American Chiefs

Historical portraits of Native American chiefs, featuring traditional attire and cultural elements from the late 19th century.

Ne Sou a Quoit (A Fox Chief), Native American

Ne Sou a Quoit (A Fox Chief), Native American

Chief Paupuk Keewis, Indian still image. Postcards. 1902 - 1903. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Indians of North America

Three Fingers, Cheyennes , Indians of North America, Cheyenne Indians, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 1898 : Omaha, Neb.. Photographs of the American West

A Sarcee or blood Indian from the book ' The living races of mankind ' a popular illustrated account of the customs, habits, pursuits, feasts & ceremonies of the races of mankind throughout the world by Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston, and Henry Neville Hutchinson Volume 2 Published in London by Hutchinson & Co. in 1902

The North American Indian: being a series of Portfolios picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, and Alaska: Portfolio VI, Plate 203: Weasel Tail - Piegan, 1900. Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952), The University Press. Photogravure;

Ne-Sou-A-Quoit. A Fox Chief (ca. 1837-1844), Native American, Historical Native American tribes from North America, Charles Bird King (1785, 1862), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Chief Little Wound, Native American

A Young Mandan Indian, Illustration for Wied-Neuwied, Karl Bodmer (1809-1893 Swiss), The Huntington-San Marino, California

Chief Snow Cloud (John Rogers), author & publisher of: 'A Chippewa Speaks' , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Afraid of Eagle, Sioux , Indians of North America, Dakota Indians, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 1898 : Omaha, Neb.. Photographs of the American West

North American Indians, pl. 1 from the North American IndianPortfolio. Artist: George Catlin, American, 1796-1872

Squaw Jessie Iron Bull, North American Indian, from the Savage and Semi-Barbarous Chiefs and Rulers series (N189) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1888 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Savage and Semi-Barbarous Chiefs and Rulers" series (N189), issued in an unnumbered set of 50 cards in 1888 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. Squaw Jessie Iron Bull, North American Indian, from the Savage and Semi-Barbarous Chiefs and Rulers series (N189) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Chief Multnomah , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Native American Male.

Mandan medicine man Mah-to-he-hah, Old Bear, painted with various colours, bear grease and charcoal, holding feathered medicine pipes and wearing fox tails on his heels. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.

White Swan, Crow , Indians of North America, Crow Indians, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 1898 : Omaha, Neb.. Photographs of the American West

Bannock warriors from the Rocky Mountains. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming USA. The US National Park by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Gustavus Cheyney Doane and Nathaniel Pitt Langford, 1870-1872

Naw-Kawa, Winnebago Chief, illustration

Portrait of Sitting Bull with elaborate feathered head dress reaching to the ground. Sitting Bull lead the resistance against the Americans which culminated in the defeat of General Custer. He escaped into Canada in 1879, but was shot following another rising on December 15th 1890, shortly after this image appeared. Date: 1890

Warrior Tal-lee of the Osage nation. His head is shaved and adorned with a dyed-red deer hair crest. He carries a lance, quiver and shield, and wears leggings and moccasins fringed with scalps. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.

Saki Indian and Musquake Indian, Illustration for Wied-Neuwied, Karl Bodmer (1809-1893)Swiss, The Huntington-San Marino, California

North American Indian, 1912. Artist: Elliott & Fry.

Tuko-See-Mathla, a Seminole chief, circa 1843

Eshtahumbah, Sleepy Eyes, Sioux Warrior of Sisseton Band, Painting by Charles King Bird, circa 1824

Keokuk (Chief of the Sacs & Foxes), Native American

Old Chief American Horse Henry H. Cross (1837-1918/American)

Sewessissing, Chief of the Iowa Indians (North American Plains Indians), 1837. Artist: Unknown

Dancers of the Crow Tribe performing a ceremonial dance. Date: 1911

Native North American costume: a man wearing a decorated robe and a feather headdress. Watercolour attributed to Thomas Bateman.

Ha-na-tah-nu-mauh, Wolf Chief, head chief of the Mandan people, in dress of skins and headdress of raven quills. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.

Ute Chief Tarboocheket, Indian still image. Postcards. 1900 - 1902. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Clothing & dress, Indians of North America, Tribal chiefs, Ute Indians

Indian Shield Dancers. ca. 1948, 316 - INDIAN SHIELD DANCERS

Wa-Kawn, A Winnebago Chief (1841), Native American, Historical Indian Tribes of North America, Charles Bird King (1785, 1862), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Kiowa Prominent Chief Lone Wolf Gui-pah-go. William Stinson Soule (American, 1836 - 1908)

Petalesharro (Generous Chief), Pawnee 1822, King, Charles Bird, 1822.

Sincerely yours Robert Goombi , Indigenous peoples, Kiowa Indians, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Indian types of North America, 1909. Artist: Unknown.

Sincerely yours Robert Goombi , Indigenous peoples, Kiowa Indians, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Mah-to-toh-pa.(The four bears) 2nd chief of the Mandans. From: The Natural History of Man by James Cowles Prichard prints, etchings, works on paper

American Indian Chief Stabbed-By-Mistake

Tauhiao - New Zealand Maori-Chief with Facial Tattoos W. Joest

The North American Indian: being a series of Portfolios picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, and Alaska: Portfolio VIII, Plate 258: Typical Nez Percé, 1899. Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952), The University Press. Photogravure;

Chief Standing Deer - Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Amiskquew. A Menominie Warrior 1843, Indian, historical Indian tribes from North America, Charles Bird King 1785 - 1862, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Chief of the Mandan people Date: 1862

J. CARROL NAISH in SITTING BULL (1954), directed by SIDNEY SALKOW.

Mato-tope, Second Chief of the Mandans, 1832. Catlin, George.

A Blackfoot Indian medicine man. Coloured photograph, ca. 1913.

Famous Indian Chiefs. Upper left: Mato-Wopa-Geya, or Charging Bear, Siouan-Yankton Tribe. Upper right: Aquqar-enuts or Cross Feathers, Algonquin-Cheyenne (Siouthern) Tribe; Lower left: Wawiekumig or The Round Earth, Algonquin-Chippewa tribe; Lower right: Hooshtogl or Toim Hill, Shahaptian-Nez Perce tribe

Clothing, fashion in North America, Indians, from left, a Utah Indian, a Shoshone tribe, young Indians in ornate leather suits, then a Cvih Indian warrior, then a Kansas Indian and one from Nebraska, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Chief Rising Elk, Native American

Ne-sou-a-quoit. A Fox Chief approx. 1837-1844, Indian, historical Indian tribes from North America, Charles Bird King 1785 - 1862, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated

Chief Kicking Bear, Native American

Sioux Medicine-Man Date: circa 1830

Chief White Bear- Hopi Tribe- Oraibi, Arizona , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Chief Wolf Robe, Cheyenne.

Petalesharro (Generous Chief), Pawnee. Date/Period: Ca. 1822. Painting. Oil on panel oil on panel. Height: 444.50 mm (17.50 in); Width: 350.77 mm (13.81 in). Author: Charles Bird King.

REDSHIRT THE FIGHTING CHIEF OF THE SIOUX NATION Redshirt, The Fighting Chief of the Sioux Nation. "Wild West West show poster presented by Buffalo Bill during the World Expo of 1889.

Casimiro, Santa Clara Pueblo.

Some historical photos of the proud Sioux people the Native American population that lived in the great central plains of the United States and Canada

Chief Yellow Shield-Sioux by Henry C. Balink, 1882-1963

Kiowa , Indians of North America, Kiowa Indians, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 1898 : Omaha, Neb.. Photographs of the American West

Illustration of the Shoshone woman Sakakawea (also known as Sacajawea), who Lewis and Clark met while stationed at Fort Mandan and guided the expedition to her people during their trek between 1804-1806 to trade with the Shoshone for horses.

Sioux brave and medicine man Hongs-kay-dee, the son of Shoo-de-ga-cha, Chief Smoke 90, with his skin tattooed vermilion, and one of his four young wives, Mong-shong-shaw, Bending Willow 89, in a deerskin dress and decorated buffalo robe. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.

Indian Woman from a Prairie Indian Tribe, North America, Historical, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Artwork

Capt. Som-Kim, 'Police Officer'. Indian God. Young Chief Jimmy Louis, 'Survival of the fittest'. Mother and Papoose. Chief Multnomah with 'Pipe of Peace', 'How'. Indian family tepee , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Chief Whirlwinds Daughter, Native American

Cherokee Indians, Cherokee Indian Reservation, North Carolina , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Indian squaw representing Ochlocknee in Rose Show Parade, of 27th. Annual Rose Show, Ochlocknee, Georgia , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Indian squaw representing Ochlocknee in Rose Show Parade, of 27th. Annual Rose Show, Ochlocknee, Georgia , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A Native American chief wearing his headdress. Artist: Unknown

The Benin Empire (1440-1897) was a pre-colonial African state in what is now modern Nigeria. It is not to be confused with the modern-day country called Benin (and formerly called Dahomey).

Chief Wets-It, Assiniboines.

Capt. Som-Kim, 'Police Officer'. Indian God. Young Chief Jimmy Louis, 'Survival of the fittest'. Mother and Papoose. Chief Multnomah with 'Pipe of Peace', 'How'. Indian family tepee , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Saginaw Grant, Intertribal Powwow, Ojai, CA

Naw-Kaw. A Winnebago Chief (ca. 1837-1844), Native American, Historical Indian Tribes of North America, Charles Bird King (1785, 1862), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

geography/travel USA people Native Americans tribes men & women engraving after drawing by Hildebrandt 19th century American Indians North America,

Meskwaki warrior Ah-mou-a, Whale, 287 with shield, staff, war club, scalp-locks, bear teeth necklace and moccasins, and his wife Wa-quo-the-qua, Buck's Wife or Female Deer, in mackinaw blanket. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.

The Bear Dance. A 10 day long ceremony performed by the Ute tribe (after whom the state of Utah is named.) From Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio, published in London 1844 by the artist, Amer

Spirit Within (EV001932_H)

WESH-CUBB. A Chippeway Chief 2 1836, Indian, historical Indian tribes from North America, Charles Bird King 1785 - 1862, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Ready for Medicine Dance, Native American

Lepcha female, aboriginal, Sikhim, 1868 - 1875., 1868 - 1875., London. Publisher, India Museum. Subjects include Indigenous peoples of India, manners and customs in India, Sikkim, and Lepcha (South Asian people)., Albumen prints

A Samoan High Chief

Yellow Feather, Maricopa. Yellow Feather, Maricopa

Ute Chiefs Carter's celebrated Indian stereoscopics. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Indians of North America, Indigenous peoples

Moa-Na-Hon-Ga (An Ioway Chief), Native American

The Swahili people are a Bantu ethnic group and culture found on the coast of East Africa. The Swahili people mainly reside on the Swahili Coast, in an area encompassing Zanzibar archipelago, coastal Kenya, the Tanzanian coast and northern Mozambique. The name Swahili is derived from the Arabic word Sawahil, meaning 'coastal', and they speak the Swahili language.

Keokuk, chief of the Sacs & Foxes, seated on a large stone, facing front, holding a staff decorated with feathers, and a young child seated at his feet. The Sac and Fox Nation are predominantly Sauk and were relocated to Oklahoma.

Portrait of an unknown woman from the Lepcha community of Sikkim, c. 1858 - in or before 1868 photograph Sikkim photographic support albumen print human races; peoples; nationalities

Caa-Tou Lake. An Ojibway (ca. 1837-1844), Native American, Historical Native American tribes from North America, Charles Bird King (1785, 1862), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Rengma Naga, marauding hill tribe in Assam, documented between 1868 and 1875. Published by the India Museum, London. The image captures aspects of the indigenous peoples of India, specifically the Rengma Naga, along with their manners and customs, presented in albumen prints

George Catlin, Pawneepict Chief, Two Daughters, and a Warrior, 1861 1869 Pawneepict Chief, Two Daughters, and a Warrior

Warriors, Umatilla, Pendleton, Oregon, 1906, Ore, Umatilla Indian Warriors', United States of America

Full Moon, Assiniboine , Indians of North America, Assiniboine Indians, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 1898 : Omaha, Neb.. Photographs of the American West

Portrait of an unknown Lepcha woman from Sikkim; Lepcha Female. Aboriginal. Sikhim. .

A young Zulu warrior, wearingcolourful ornaments andcarrying a spear.Date: circa 1900

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