Portrait of Maiadjiaush/Something Beginning to Sail Off and Naboniqueeaush/A Yellow-Haired One Sailing Along

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Men in costume. Chippewa. Handwritten in white ink on front of print: "1075."

Location Description: 

Washington, DC

Description: 

Studio portrait of the men Maiadjiaush or Something Beginning To Sail Off and Naboniqueeaush or A Yellow-Haired One Sailing Along, wearing feathers in their hair, print shirts and a tie or cravat, dark European jackets, with their lower bodies wrapped in a dark blanket; the seated man holds a pipe tomahawk; the other has a woven sash(?) around his neck. Probably members of an 1874 Delegation. 1075 is listed on the print, but the print seems to combine the subjects of Jackson Catalog 1075 and 1076.

Location Description: 

Washington, DC