"Brave in His Gala Attire", "Indian Warrior and His Squaw"

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Database ID25858
InstitutionSaskatchewan Archives Board
Fonds/CollectionSaskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection
SeriesS-B
File/Item ReferenceS-B-110
Date of creation[188-]
Physical description/extent2 photographs; B&W, Sepia; 6 cm x 9cm
Number of images2
Scope and content2 photographs, same image ("Brave and His Gala Attire" in black and white, "Indian Warrior"in sepia tone). A portrait image of man seated with wife/woman attending to his right. Intricate beadwork on traditional dress is displayed. Description on back of "Brave in Gala Attire" reads: "Young Indian couple in ordinary dress camping near Vie Bile(?) of Battleford. Typical of young people in the encampment near the Government house now called "Academy Hill" South Battleford. Snap taken in early eighties." The other photo, "Indian Warrior", has an inscription on back that reads: "In holiday(?) attire".
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
Copyright holderUnknown
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointSaskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection
PlaceBattleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
SubjectArt and Artifacts -- Beadwork
Art and Artifacts -- Clothing
Women
People -- Portraits
Date Range(s)1880-1889
Permanent Link https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25858