Ho-Chunk Men around Drum | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Ho-Chunk Men around Drum

Ho-Chunk Men around Drum | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A Ho-Chunk man dressed in a mix of native and contemporary clothing dancing around singers seated around a drum. Ho-Chunk men are sitting and standing around a medicine drum, possibly the Dream Drum, in front of a cattail mat lodge in an area partitioned off by canvas barriers in front of a lodge. Identified as the Homecoming Powwow at the intersection of Main and Second Streets.
DESCRIPTION
A Ho-Chunk man dressed in a mix of native and contemporary clothing dancing around singers seated around a drum. Ho-Chunk men are sitting and standing around a medicine drum, possibly the Dream Drum, in front of a cattail mat lodge in an area partitioned off by canvas barriers in front of a lodge. Identified as the Homecoming Powwow at the intersection of Main and Second Streets.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:63901
Creation Date:circa 1908
Creator Name:Van Schaick, Charles
City:Black River Falls
County:Jackson
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Charles Van Schaick photographs and negatives, circa 1880-circa 1940
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:(V2)3329
Original Dimensions:5 x 4 inches
SUBJECTS
Musical instruments
Clothing and dress
Hats
Shoes
Dwellings
Ethnic architecture
Central business districts
Cities and towns
Ho Chunk Indians
Rites and ceremonies
Social life and customs
Formal groups
Special days
Men
Outdoor photography
Dancers

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