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Paha-Uza-Tanka

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of Paha-uza-tanka
Portrait of Paha-uza-tanka

Portrait of Paha-uza-tanka, 1862

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Identifier: 1998.004.11
Scope and Contents

Studio portrait of Paha-uza-tanka (English name: The Great Scalp-taker), pictured seated, wrapped in a blanket and wearing a cap with 16 feathers. The number of feathers in his headdress alledgedly denotes the number of scalps taken.

Dates: 1862

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