Paha-Uza-Tanka
c. 1862
Joel E. Whitney
Artist, American, 1822 - 1886
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Artwork overview
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Medium
albumen print (carte-de-visite)
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 8.5 × 5.7 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
mount: 10.2 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.) -
Accession
2023.108.5
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(sale, c. 1995); (Thomas Harris Early Photographs, New York); NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower left on mount printed in black ink: WHITNEY.; lower center: PAHA-UZA-TANKA. / The great Scalp taker (Sioux.) / The number of Feathers (16) in the head dress denotes the / number of Scalps taken.; lower right: SAINT PAUL.