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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

Portrait of Qui-wi-sain-shish, 1862

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Identifier: 1998.004.12
Scope and Contents

Studio portrait of Qui-wi-sain-shish (English name: Bad Boy); Chief of Gull Lake Chippewas. Pictured seated, hair in 2 braids and a blanket draped over one shoulder. Who, to escape the vengeance of the Indians when they discovered his friendship for the whites, in the outbreak of 1862, was obliged to seek protection in Fort Ripley.

Dates: 1862

Portrait of Te-he-do-ne-cha, 1862

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Identifier: 1998.004.13
Scope and Contents

Studio portrait of Te-he-do-ne-cha (English name: One Who Forbids His House), pictured seated and holding a rifle; a heavy blanket draped over his shoulders. Te-he-do-ne-cha was executed for his participation in the massacre in 1862.

Dates: 1862

Portrait of Te-na-se-pa, 1862

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Identifier: 1998.004.14
Scope and Contents

Studio portrait of Dowasana, also called Tenase-pa, labeled as a "Sioux dandy". Pictured seated, his hair in 2 braids and wearing a head wrap.

Dates: 1862

Portrait of Wa-kan-o-zhan-zhan, 1862

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Identifier: 1998.004.15
Scope and Contents

Studio portrait of Wa-kan-o-zhan-zhan (English name: Medicine Bottle), pictured seated, his hair in 2 braids and a blanket wrapped around his shoulders. Said to have engaged in the Masscre of 1862; was a prisoner at Fort Snelling and condemned to death.

Dates: 1862