Photograph
Studio Portrait of Benjamin Thundercloud
| Full-length studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man posing in front of a painted backdrop. Benjamin Raymond Thundercloud (NySaGaShiskKah), son of Annie Blowsnake Thundercloud (WaConChaSkaWinKah) and Moheek Thundercloud (MaZheeWeeKah), is wearing a mix of Ho-Chunk and regalia from other tribes. The eagle feather bonnet, commonly referred to as a war bonnet (maasuu wookanak), was not traditionally worn by the Ho-Chunk but was adopted from the Plains tribes after the Ho-Chunk participated in Wild West shows. His shirt (woonazi) is a traditional Ho-Chunk beaded shirt with loom-beaded strips sewn on the shoulders and the upper front of the shirt. The beaded armbands (ahparrah), beaded belt (pecoonrah), garters (hoowayescurrah), and breechcloth (tauneeodoorah) are Ho-Chunk. The pipe bag and moccasins are a Plains Indian style. |
| Image ID: | 61088 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1912 |
| 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: | (V22)2678 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.3 x 6 inches |
| This image was used in "People of the Big Voice," published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press (2011). |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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