Image Lot Price Description

1410
$460.00

IMPERIAL CABINET CARD PHOTO OF PAWNEE CHIEF TAKEN BY CHARLES MILTON BELL, WASH. D.C. Nice large photograph of Pawnee chief taken while on a diplomatic trip to Washington DC. Bell took a similar photograph of Red Cloud during this same visitation of Plains Indians representatives. The chief’s costume is wonderful, including tassels of ermine tails on his shirt, elaborate bone breastplate and choker with medallions, and a fantastic beaded blanket strip. The blade of his pipe/tomahawk features a cutout cross. SIZE: 12” x 9” with 7” x 3-7/8” image. CONDITION: Overall very good with a few fine dark marks (ink?) on image, some soiling to card and a small chipped corner at lower left. 4-51248 SO2 (500-1,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004
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