Portrait of a Native American Chief, 1902

Black and white portrait photograph of a Native American chief, wearing a full feather headdress with a headband, looking to the side with a composed expression. He has traditional face paint on his cheeks and wears a fringed leather garment.

Portrait of a Native American Chief, 1902

Notes

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Sources

Käsebier, Gertrude, photographer. Indian chief / by Gertrude Käsebier. New York: Camera Club. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006680191/>.


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