Wa-shu-she, Brave

John K. Hillers (1843-1925)

Date

1887
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Albumen silver print
Dimensions

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

Recto:
l.l. in image: Mikewatianka.
l.r. in image: Osage.12.
Mount Verso:
u.l. to u.r. printed on paper label: [l.] Min k in wa-ta-yin-ka, \ Sun car- \ ries \ on his \ back. \ saucy \ [r.] Saucy one who Carries \ the Sun on his back. \ Known also as Wa-shu-she, Brave. \ 12, b & c taken in Washington in 1894.
c. in graphite: 911. \ Neg. No. 4134-a
Collection Name

Bureau of American Ethnology Collection
Credit Line

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

P1967.2314
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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