A three quarter length portrait of a standing man with a feather headdress
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

A sepia toned photograph shows a standing man facing us, while his eyes look away to the right. He has medium dark skin, and dark straight hair that falls to his shoulders. A headdress he wears holds eight feathers that point out to the left, and one larger feather that stands upright from behind his head. He wears a cloth around his neck over a white collared shirt, and a dark coat with lapels and buttons. With one hand, he holds a wool blanket around his torso, while at right, he holds up a staff with a fringed cloth attached at the side.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2.2002.2189
People
Negative by McClees Gallery, American (19th century)
Print by Addis Gallery, American (active 2nd half of the 19th century)
Title
He-ha ka maza, Iron Elk, A Mde-wa-kan-ton Sioux [Lakota] Warrior. Dakota.
Other Titles
Former Title: He-ha-ka-ma-zu, Iron Elk, Sioux, Dakota
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1858 (negative); 1867-1872 (print)
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/157028

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 18.8 x 13.4 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
mount: 25.5 x 20.3 cm (10 1/16 x 8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2.2002.2189
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/04/2020 - 11/08/2021

Verification Level

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