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Five Native American Indians and one non-Native man sitting on ground., 1909 - 1915

 Item — Box: MS43.01
Identifier: Item P.43.82

Scope and Contents

Roland Reed, photographer, undated. 

Written on back: “Chief Crow second from right lifting the sacred roll of Thunder Medicine Pipe.” 

Stamped on back: “Photo by Jack Richard Studio, Box 976 - 915 Rumsey Ave., Cody, Wyoming 82414” 

Similar picture published in Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park by James Willard Schultz, 1916, opposite p. 206.  Caption: “Opening of the Elk Medicine Pipe Ceremony: Left to right: The author; Tail-feathers-coming-over-the-hill; his wife and the wife of Chief Crow, both medicine women; Chief Crow, medicine man, lifting the sacred roll of the medicine pipe; Medicine Weasel and Old Boy, singers” 

20.5 x 25.4 cm.

Dates

  • Created: 1909 - 1915

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.00 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the McCracken Research Library Repository

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