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Side A. Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2019 School for Advanced Research.

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Side A.
Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2019 School for Advanced Research.

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Date: 1877-1885
Attributed to: Silver Horn (Haungooah) (1861 - 1940)
Dimensions:
24.1 x 18.4 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.)
Medium: paper: wove | paint, watercolor | pencil | ink
Credit Line: Gift of David Hanna Fairbanks, 1990.
Object Number: SAR.1990-19-5AB
Not on view
DescriptionThe "great chief" depicted in both paintings on this sheet is probably Big Bow, who was in a battle with Utes in 1869. He is known to have prominently worn a peace medal. In these two paintings he also wears a U.S. military-style jacket.
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