Wich-Ha-Ka-Sa, Ute

1899

John K. Rose, Benjamin S. Hopkins

Associated Names
John K. Rose

Artist, American, born Canada, 1849 - 1932

Benjamin S. Hopkins

Artist, American, born Canada, 1859 - 1915

The image depicts a person's upper body facing slightly to the left, looking directly at the camera. The individual has high cheekbones, a prominent nose, and focused eyes. They have straight, long hair parted in the middle with a feather standing upright at the back. The person wears a decorated shirt with fur accents around the shoulders and a breastplate made of horizontal rows of cylindrical beads or bones. Large circular earrings and a choker-like necklace are also visible. The background is softly blurred, suggesting a studio setting with a neutral, textured backdrop.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, c. 2000); (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York); Private collection, PA, 2001; NGA purchase (through Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York), 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower left in negative: 169. WICH-HA-KA-SA. UTE / COPYRIGHT 1899. ROSE AND HOPKINS. DENVER; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: P1056


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