Albumen photograph, 9.75 x 13 in., on 16 x 20 in. mount. Otoe Delegation Jan. 1881. Taken in Washington, DC, and attributed to John K. Hillers. Pictured front row, left to right, is Waruje Nayi or Standing Eating, Munji Xanje or Big Bear, Hari Gra or Goes Far and Returns After He Found What He Was Looking For. Pictured back row, left to right, is Ma Ska Gaxe or White Arrow Maker, and Chedo Navi or Standing Buffalo Bull. The Otoe had lived near the mouth of the Platte River in Nebraska for centuries, but by 1881, the tribe was forced by the Department of Indian Affairs to sell their lands and move to the Indian Territory in what is now Noble and Pawnee counties, Oklahoma. In October 1881, according to tribal history, the Otoe walked with their belongings loaded onto seventy wagons across the state of Kansas to their new home in northern Oklahoma, where they reside today. (Information obtained from Metropolitan Museum of Art website, October 10, 2019.) Provenance:American Indian Photography Collection of John W. Painter (1929-2008) Condition: Even toning to print. Minor loss at lower right corner of print. Slight warp to mount, which shows some toning, spotting, few water stains. Corner wear/minor loss to mount.
Albumen photograph, 9.75 x 13 in., on 16 x 20 in. mount. Otoe Delegation Jan. 1881. Taken in Washington, DC, and attributed to John K. Hillers. Pictured front row, left to right, is Waruje Nayi or Standing Eating, Munji Xanje or Big Bear, Hari Gra or Goes Far and Returns After He Found What He Was Looking For. Pictured back row, left to right, is Ma Ska Gaxe or White Arrow Maker, and Chedo Navi or Standing Buffalo Bull. The Otoe had lived near the mouth of the Platte River in Nebraska for centuries, but by 1881, the tribe was forced by the Department of Indian Affairs to sell their lands and move to the Indian Territory in what is now Noble and Pawnee counties, Oklahoma. In October 1881, according to tribal history, the Otoe walked with their belongings loaded onto seventy wagons across the state of Kansas to their new home in northern Oklahoma, where they reside today. (Information obtained from Metropolitan Museum of Art website, October 10, 2019.) Provenance:American Indian Photography Collection of John W. Painter (1929-2008) Condition: Even toning to print. Minor loss at lower right corner of print. Slight warp to mount, which shows some toning, spotting, few water stains. Corner wear/minor loss to mount.
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