Black Dog, Shonga-Sa-Pa

Unknown

Date

ca. 1876
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 5 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.
Mount: 8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. in image: YOUNG BLACK DOG
l.r. in image: OSAGE.2
Mount Verso:
u.c. to u.r. printed on paper label: Shonga-Sa-Pa. BlackDog. \ 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 principal 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; height, 5.11 1/2 ; head, 22 3/4; chest, 38.
u.l. to u.r. printed on paper label: Skunk-ta sa-pe, Black Dog. \ Dog black. \ (Note by Dorsey.. It is possible that the real \ meaning is Black Wolf, as shun ke is dog, and \ shunk-tan-a, may be big dog, wolf; A parallel \ case is that of the Omaha, Shan-ge ska, White \ Horse, originally, White Wolf).
c. in graphite: 896. \ Osage [underlined] \ Neg. No. 4062-7
l.l. to l.c. in blue ink: Direct Fig 13
l.c. in red ink: P13 \ Top R.
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

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

P1967.2986
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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