Smoke Maker or Cude-gaxe

Charles Milton Bell (1848-1893)

Date

Nov. 14, 1877
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

Image: 7 9/16 x 5 1/16 in.
Mount: 8 3/8 x 6 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. in image: Ponca.11.
Mount Verso:
u.c. to u.r. printed on paper label: 1088. SHU-DA-GA-KA. Smoke Maker. PONCA. \ Age, 51 years; height, 5 feet 9 3/8 inches; circumfer- \ ence of head, 23 1/2 inches; circumference of chest, 42 1/2 \ inches.
u.l. to u.r. printed on paper label: Shu-de ga-ghe, \ smoke maker \ Chief of the police men of the tribe, \ "head soldier", of the Dhi-ghi-da (Wild Cat) \ gens. The name refers to a war custom: the \ returning warriors kindle a fire and make a smoke si \ signals to show what success they have had.
c. in graphite: 984. \ Neg. No. 4190
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

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

P1967.2938
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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