Indian Dance with Sitting Bull and Others
date: label: date made
content: 1883-06-02
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Sitting Bull
notes: label: Description
content: Photograph of American Indians sitting in a communal circle in the foreground with settlers and additional American Indians in uncovered wagons in the background. Sitting Bull stands at center right with his back to the photographer and his face obscured by a fan or feather. Written in ink at right perimeter of photograph is "War [illegibile]". Written in ink on back: "Indian dance June 2, 1883 / Indian dancers sitting on the / ground forming a circle - / Indian Agent in the center and an interpreter / with a white straw hat on at his side. / Sitting Bull standing, making a speech / holding a feather to conceal his / features from the photographer". Written in pencil above is "2 Col Dec 3 / Oh by [illegibile]"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0311.18
label: accession number
content: 2003.0311
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0311.18
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 11 3/4 in; 25.4 cm x 29.845 cm