Paha-Uza-Tanka, c. 1862

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Medium

albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Dimensions

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sheet: 8.5 × 5.7 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
mount: 10.2 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

Accession Number

2023.108.5

Artists / Makers

Joel E. Whitney (artist) American, 1822 - 1886

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Inscription

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.

Provenance

(sale, c. 1995); (Thomas Harris Early Photographs, New York); NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Harris, Thomas