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[Fat Horse with insignia of a Blackfoot soldier] – Vintage Print

[Fat Horse with insignia of a Blackfoot soldier], c1927. — historic photograph
[Fat Horse with insignia of a Blackfoot soldier], c1927.. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This photograph shows a horse dressed in the insignia of a Blackfoot soldier, a detail that sets it apart from the portraits of people on the gallery board. Among the Blackfoot, or Siksika and related Blackfeet peoples, a warrior's horse could carry painted designs, feathers, and other markings that signaled its owner's rank, achievements, or membership in a soldier society. Edward S. Curtis made the picture around 1927 for *The North American Indian*, his multi-volume project documenting Native American life, and it appears in volume 18. Curtis often staged such scenes, so the regalia and horse reflect his ideas of traditional dress as much as everyday practice.

Created / publishedc1927.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1920-1930.Book illustrations 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesJ295143 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 18, p. 188.
SubjectsIndians of North America--Clothing & dress--1920-1930. Sihasapa Indians--Clothing & dress--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,282 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-182959

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