A Sioux war party – Historic Print
![A Sioux war party, [between 1880 and 1910] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ea/ea4c60415e66-L.webp)
(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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A Sioux war party
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The title "A Sioux war party" points to a group of men in full dress regalia, which the record also classifies as ceremonial dancers, so the picture may show a dance or staged performance rather than an actual raid. Between 1880 and 1910, Dakota and Lakota people lived under reservation restrictions, and US agents discouraged or banned many public ceremonies, which made such images both a record of surviving traditions and a product of outside interest. Photographers of this era often posed sitters in eagle-feather bonnets, shields, and beaded clothing for studio or field portraits. Those choices shaped how viewers understood Plains life, so it is worth looking closely at who is posed and how the scene is staged.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1910] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1880-1910.Group portraits 1880-1910.Photographic prints 1880-1910. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910. Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910. Ceremonial dancers--1880-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,279 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-193838 |
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