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Two unidentified Apache women by the lean-to, 1903

 Item — Folder: Unknown
Identifier: 4326.3500

Description

Black and white photograph of two Apache women. One seated under canvas lean-to with stove and cooking utensils wearing traditional cotton dress. The woman standing to right of lean-to is wearing a traditional buckskin two-piece dress with beads and Kiowa moccasins. Sign on pole reads "Groceries". "Hope (Apacha)" is written on the bottom, but it may be Chiizacaua in Southwest, Oklahoma.

Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Hope (Apacha)" in lower right on recto

Dates

  • 1903

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Primarily English with occasional names in their native language

Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 1627 item(s) (12 linear feet)

Provenance

Gordon Miller

Mark(s)

Stamped, "Prettyman, Blackwell, O.T." in center left on recto

Medium

cardstock

Dimensions

Print Size: 3.75" x 5.5"

Notes

Native American-Unidentified tribes-In brown envelope labeled "Indian Portraits and Oklahoma Settlement Scenes, William Prettyman, Blackwell, O.T., Gift of Gordon Miller"

Previous Number

Native American.4326.3500

Other Number

16726

Cataloguer

Miller, April

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository

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