Lot of 2. CDVs present full-length, seated portraits of Rushing Bear and Prairie Indian in traditional dress. Rushing Bear, an Arikara chief also known as Son of the Star, appears in a bear claw necklace and feathered headdress, with a pipe held in his lap. Carte bears the backmark of B.H. Gurnsey, Sioux City, IA, with inscription reading, "Rushing Bear, or / The son of the Star / Chief of the Arikarans / Chief of all Chiefs / of his tribe." Second CDV credited to Jackson Bros., Omaha, NE and presents subject wrapped in a blanket, with patterned leggings and a tomahawk in his right hand. Provenance:American Indian Photography Collection of John W. Painter (1929-2008) Condition: Both with toning and wear to corners. Rushing Bear CDV with small blemish along right vertical edge.
Lot of 2. CDVs present full-length, seated portraits of Rushing Bear and Prairie Indian in traditional dress. Rushing Bear, an Arikara chief also known as Son of the Star, appears in a bear claw necklace and feathered headdress, with a pipe held in his lap. Carte bears the backmark of B.H. Gurnsey, Sioux City, IA, with inscription reading, "Rushing Bear, or / The son of the Star / Chief of the Arikarans / Chief of all Chiefs / of his tribe." Second CDV credited to Jackson Bros., Omaha, NE and presents subject wrapped in a blanket, with patterned leggings and a tomahawk in his right hand. Provenance:American Indian Photography Collection of John W. Painter (1929-2008) Condition: Both with toning and wear to corners. Rushing Bear CDV with small blemish along right vertical edge.
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