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Wild West Wonders: May Collector's Auction Event

Sat, May 18, 2024 11:00AM EDT
Lot 756

Native American Cabinet Card & Photos 1900-11 (4)

Estimate: $150 - $300

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For your consideration are three Native American photos and one Native American cabinet card photo circa 1900-1911. No publisher or makers mark present. The cabinet card photo is set on a cream card stock and shows two Native American girls, possibly sisters, sitting and posing for a photo. The older one sits on the right, while the younger one sits on the left. They are wearing long dresses and the older one has her hair done in two large braids. The first photo is marked on the back in pencil reading, "Crow Children / E / 1911" and shows four Crow tribe children sitting on horse back. There are two children to a horse and they are looking towards the camera. They have their hair in braids and appear to be wearing trade blankets around their waists. The second photo is marked on the back in pencil reading, "E / Thomas Wasee (Wagee) / 1911". It shows a Native American man and woman standing out in a field while a horse grazes in the background. The man is wearing a large headdress and the woman has her hair in two braids. Their clothes are adorned with beautiful beadwork. The final photo in this lot is marked on the back in pencil reading, "Blackfeet Man and Women / 1911". The photo shows three Blackfeet tribe members, one man and two women, riding on horse back while two dogs trail behind the women and their horses. In the background, many teepees can be seen throughout the field. Both women are wearing bonnets over their heads and the man is wearing a hat and a suit. Provenance: From the personal collection of Francoise Perriot (Françoise Perriot), noted historian author of the West and Native Americans. Perriot’s published works include such books as “Les Indiens et La Nature” (Indians and Nature) 2017, “La Conquête du Far West” (The Conquest of the Wild West) 2007, “Les Indiens d'Amérique du Nord” (North American Indians), “Guide Bleu : Etats-Unis Ouest Americain” (Blue Guide: United States West America). This piece and others come from her time collecting in Montana and the West, her book “Les Indiens et la nature” is one of the most notable in France documenting photographs of the west. The photos show good condition overall despite their age and use over the years. Slight wear is present but no signs of obvious damage is noted. Back of cabinet card has been stained but does not affect the photo. The photos measure from 6 1/8" L x 4 3/8" W to 5 1/4" L x 2 15/16" W.