Chief of the Omaha, I-ba-han-bi

John K. Hillers (1843-1925)

Date

before 1884
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 5 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.
Mount: 8 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. in image: Ibaha ba.
l.r. in image: Omaha.18.
Mount Verso:
u.c. to u.r. printed on paper label: I-ba-han-bi, He is known Chief of the \ I-shta-san-da gens of the Omaha. \ He was a prosperous farmer, a shrewd \ man, one who could not be cheated by a \ trader. He realized the importance to \ the rising generation of a knowledge of \ the English language. This Chief, White Horse (Shan-ge ska) and Lion (Wa-ni-ta \ wa-ghe) were the three who held the balance \ of power between the Chief's party (conserva- \ tives) and citizen's party (progressives), \ voting sometimes with the one, sometimes with \ the other. No. 13 shows his tent in 1871-2(?) \ when Dr. Painter was agent.
c. in graphite: 872. \ See Neg. No. 3932
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

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

P1967.2262
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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