Be-Che, Called Betsey Dick, Sister of James Dick

William Henry Jackson (1843-1942)

Date

1877
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 5 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.
Mount: 6 7/16 x 8 5/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. in image: Omaha.6.
Mount Verso [vertical]:
u.c. to u.r. printed on paper label: 470. BETSY. \ A noted character among the Omahas, an exponent \ of women's rights. Has always accompanied the tribe \ on their annual buffalo-hunts, and participates in the \ chase with the men. Speaks three Indian languages, \ besides French and English.
u.c. to u.r. printed on paper label: 470- \ Betsy Dick, sister of James Dick (Pa-ti-ri-hu, \ his Pawnee name), wife of U-dhi-shan, \ man-dhin. A noted Shaman or mysterious \ woman, an Indian doctor; member of several \ dancing societies; an amazon; "exponent of \ women's rights; "participated with the men \ in the chase" spoke French and English, be- \ sides several Indian languages; knew many \ legends and myths, some of which she dic- \ tated to J. Owen Dorsey.
c. in graphite: 857. \ Neg. No. 3928
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1967.3266
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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