Native American Chieftains

Historical portraits of Native American leaders showcasing traditional attire, feathers, and ceremonial clothing, evoking a sense of heritage and cultural pride.

Man of the Blackfeet people (here named 'Satsikaa') Date: 1862
Man of the Blackfeet people (here named 'Satsikaa') Date: 1862
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MA-KA-KA-TAI-SHE-KIA-KIAH 1838, Indian, historical Indian tribes from North America, Charles Bird 1785-1862, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated
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Bum-bemsue 1847 Thomas Martin Easterly This frontier portrait of a Sauk (Sac) or Fox chieftain is from a well documented group of eleven daguerreotypes of Sauk or Fox leaders made in March 1847 in St. Louis, Missouri. Collectively, they are believed to be the first photographs of Native Americans in North America, and are among the most impressive and important daguerreian portraits of the era. While many pre 1840s painted likenesses by such masters as Karl Bodmer, Charles Bird King, and George Catlin, offer romantic, often idealized images of Native Americans, Thomas Easterly's daguerreotypes show the sitters as they wished to present themselves, always looking eye to eye at the camera. Bum bemsue poses for Easterly wearing a grizzly bear claw necklace trimmed with otter fur and glass trade beads. The traditional ensemble rests on his bare chest covered with light pigment. Around the necklace are beadwork roundels that are hand painted with red, blue, and yellow colors, as are the fea
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Aztec Prince with a feather fan, illustration from the History of the Indies, 1579, by Diego Duran, manuscript. Mexico, 16th century.
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Itcho-Tustinnuggee (1843), 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
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Making Sweet Grass Medicine, Blackfoot Ceremony. Date/Period: Ca. 1920. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 76.2 cm (30 in); Width: 91.7 cm (36.1 in). Author: Joseph Henry Sharp.
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American peoples. Portrait of Cheyenne. The Cheyenne are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains and are a Native American. Publication of the Meyers encyclopedia American peoples. Portrait of Cheyenne. The Cheyenne are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains and are a Native American. Publication of the Meyers encyclopedia, Vol. 7, Leipzig, Germany, 1910. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 22092315
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Indian Boy in Traditional Costume. ca. 1936, Eagle River, Wisconsin, USA, Heap Big Chief, Eagle River, Wis.
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Laterna Magica picture, dog sled expedition, Newton, realization
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Progress in Southwestern handicraft at the Copley Galleries under the auspices of the Mass. Branch of the Eastern Assn. of Indian affairs. In the photo may be seen examples of Pueblo Pottery & Navaho Rugo. The bronze head of the N. American Indian was speculated by Cyrus E Dallin noted sculptor. Indian Art
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Oneida Chief, His Sister, and a Missionary, 1861/1869, oil on card mounted on paperboard, overall: 47.6 x 63.9 cm (18 3/4 x 25 3/16 in.), George Catlin (artist) American, 1796 - 1872
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Description: Masai, Turkana and the Northern Frontier. A Tribal Politician from the North. This vast area stretches from the Uganda border on the West to the Indian Ocean on the east and northwards up the borders of Abyssinia. Location: Masai, Turkana and the Northern Frontier, Kenya kenya, tribal, masai, policeman, turkana, africa
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Edward S. Curits Native American Indians - Tipis in a Piegan Indian encampment ca. 1900.
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Edward S. Curits Native American Indians - Atsina Indian Tepees circa 1908.
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Caa-Tou-See (An Ojibrey), Native American
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Mon-Ka-Ush-Ka (Monkaushka), a Sioux chief, holding a sword. Coloured lithograph by A. Hoffy after G. Cooke, 1837.
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Shin-Ga-Ba-W'ossin (A Chippeway Chief), Native American
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Chief Push-E-To-Neke-Qua, Chief Joe Tyson, Fox Tribe of Iowa , Indians of North America, Fox Indians, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition 1898 : Omaha, Neb.. Photographs of the American West
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Le Soldat Du Chene, An Osage Chief (1838), 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
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Crow or Absaroka Indian Chief standing in front of the tent of his woman's funeral court, ca 1880, America, Historic, digitally restored reproduction ...
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Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Asmath-Paea. decorations consist chain dog teeth, piece mother-of-pearl dangerous-looking nose decoration human bone (South Guinea). November 1955. Guinea
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Pueblo Indians making hollow log drums , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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The Indians ,
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Indian teepees & totem pole, 100th anniversary 1871-1971 , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Famous Indian Chief: Wawiekumig or The Round Earth, Algonquin-Chippewa tribe.
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Waa-Pa-Shaw (Sioux Chief), Native American
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The Doctor and Nurses in Winter Costume at the Royal Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen Station at St. Anthony, Newfoundland. St. Anthony's most influential historic figure is Dr. Wilfred Grenfell. Born in 1865, Grenfell entered the London Hospital Medical School in 1883. While in London, Grenfell heard the American evangelist Dwight L. Moody - this event inspired him to a life of Christian charity. A memb er of the Royal National Mission To Deep Sea Fishermen, Grenfell was sent to investigate the c