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

William Henry Jackson (1843-1942)

Date

1868
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 7 7/16 x 5 1/16 in.
Mount: 8 7/16 x 5 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. in image: Omaha. 6
Mount Verso:
u.c. [typed on paper label]: 469 - 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. [typed on paper label]: 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: Neg. No. 3927
l.c. [stamp]: AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF WESTERN ARTS
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

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

P1967.3260
Copyright

Public domain

Nature/Culture

July 15–December 10, 2017

Nature/Culture explores different facets of the dichotomy between nature and culture through photographs, reflecting on how nature counterpoints and enlivens our built environment and on what qualifies as “natural.”

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