death_date nationality birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
may -rrb- 29 , 1916 -lrb- aged 73 - 74 oglala lakota 1842 oglala the buffalo nickel lakota chief , international celebrity , model for chief iron tail.jpg iron tail
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iron tail

iron tail -lrb- oglala lakota : `` siŋté máza '' in standard lakota orthography -rrb- -lrb- 1842-may 29 , 1916 -rrb- was an oglala lakota chief and a star performer with buffalo bill 's wild west .
iron tail was one of the most famous native american celebrities of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a popular subject for professional photographers who circulated his image across the continents .
iron tail is notable in american history for his distinctive profile on the buffalo nickel or indian head nickel of 1913 to 1938 .
