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Black Dog

William Dinwiddie (1867-1934)

Object Details

  • Date

    1894

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Collodion silver print

  • Dimensions

    Image: 6 9/16 x 3 in.
    Sheet: 6 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.
    Mount: 9 15/16 x 8 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Mount Recto:

    l.r. in graphite: 2, a

    Mount Verso:

    u.l. to u.r. in ink: Cunk-ta sa-pa, Black Dog, ex-Governor of the Osage Nation. \ 1894.

    u.c. printed on paper label: 886. SHONGA-SA-PA. Black Dog. \ THe youngest of the six principal chiefs of the tribe. \ Is 28 years of age, and was born on the present reser- \ vation. Is the descendant of a long line of chiefs, \ one of whom was prinipal in establishing peace be- \ tween the Government and the wild tribes. With the \ governor, Joseph, he visited Washington in 1876 to \ adjust various business matters in connection with his \ tribe. Age, 28; heigh, 5.11 1/2; head, 22 3/4; chest, 38.

    c. printed on paper label: Photo of Black Dog, taken by Mr. Dinwiddie in 1894.

    c. in graphite: 938-39-40 [crossed out] \ No 4064-b \ Neg. No. 4062-7

  • Collection Name

    Bureau of American Ethnology Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1967.2109

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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