His Fights - Ogalala

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Plains Art Museum

Studio facial portrait is of an elderly Ogalala man, shown from the chest up, facing forward. The man wears a hide shirt decorated with horsehair tassels and beadwork panels of geometric designs including small boxes, connected crosses, and stripes (horizontally across front triangular, fringed flap). His hair is long, greying, and hanging straight down.

Studio facial portrait is of an elderly Ogalala man, shown from the chest up, facing forward. The man wears a hide shirt decorated with horsehair tassels and beadwork panels of geometric designs including small boxes, connected crosses, and stripes (horizontally across front triangular, fringed flap). His hair is long, greying, and hanging straight down.

Name/Title

His Fights - Ogalala

Entry/Object ID

1990.031.0002

Tags

Native American Collection, Photogravure, Portrait, Man

Description

Black and white photogravure on tissue

Artwork Details

Medium

Photogravure, Tissue Paper

Subject

Native American Ogalala; Male; Portrait; Beadwork

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Curtis, Edward S.

Role

Photographer

Date made

1908

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Notes

Object Type 1: Photograph

Dimensions

Height

12-1/4 in

Depth

9-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

12 1/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. (31.12 cm x 24.13 cm)

Height

7-1/4 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements listed in its file. Sheet is 8 1/4 x 6"