Old Eagle - Oto, plate 679 from the portfolio The North American Indian, volume 19, The Indians of Oklahoma. The Wichita. The Southern Cheyenne. The Oto. The Comanche. The Peyote Cult.
Edward Sheriff Curtis, Old Eagle - Oto, plate 679 from the portfolio The North American Indian, volume 19, The Indians of Oklahoma. The Wichita. The Southern Cheyenne. The Oto. The Comanche. The Peyote Cult., 1927, photogravure, Gift of Henrietta E. Failing, transferred from the Rex Arragon Library, Portland Art Museum, public domain, 2002.22.19bb
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- Title
Old Eagle - Oto, plate 679 from the portfolio The North American Indian, volume 19, The Indians of Oklahoma. The Wichita. The Southern Cheyenne. The Oto. The Comanche. The Peyote Cult.
- Related Titles
original language: Old Eagle - Oto
portfolio (original language): The North American Indian
- Artist
- Related People
printer: Suffolk Engraving Company, Cambridge, Mass. (American, active early 20th century)
- Date
1927
- Medium
photogravure
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
17 3/4 x 22 1/4
- Inscriptions & Markings
caption: The head-dress of this Oto is characteristic of the older style, like that worn also by the related Osage in plate 680 and the adopted head-dress of the Comanche in plate 683. The medal worn by Old Eagle, in this case bearing the portrait of Lincoln, is like other medals given by the Government to noted chiefs from Washington's time., printed, list of large plates supplementing volume nineteen
- Collection Area
Photography
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Henrietta E. Failing, transferred from the Rex Arragon Library, Portland Art Museum
- Accession Number
2002.22.19bb
- Copyright
public domain
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