Qui-wi-zens/The Boy Portrait
Description:
Man in costume. THE BOY. Chippewa. Handwritten on front of print: "1070"
Location Description:
Washington, DC
Description:
Studio seated portrait of the man Qui-wi-zens or The Boy, wearing feathers in his unbraided hair, an elaborately quilled or beaded fringed hide shirt with hairlocks, with his lower body wrapped in a dark blanket. Probably member of an 1874 Delegation. Jackson Catalog 1070; same image as P02436 (best); additional information from NAA Inv 6150800.
Location Description:
Washington, DC