Studio Portrait of Jasper Blowsnake | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Studio Portrait of Jasper Blowsnake

Studio Portrait of Jasper Blowsnake | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting on a prop stone wall. His hat, which has a German silver hat band, is sitting on the stone column, and he is wearing a beaded coat, moccasins, gorget, Canadian 5 cent coin chain earrings, and an erect eagle feather (symbolizing war honor). He is identified as Jasper Blowsnake.
DESCRIPTION
Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man posing sitting on a prop stone wall. His hat, which has a German silver hat band, is sitting on the stone column, and he is wearing a beaded coat, moccasins, gorget, Canadian 5 cent coin chain earrings, and an erect eagle feather (symbolizing war honor). He is identified as Jasper Blowsnake.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:62830
Creation Date:date unknown
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)3074
Original Dimensions:3.3 x 4.3 inches
SUBJECTS
Men
Portrait photography
Stone walls
Photography--Studios and dark rooms
Hoocak (Ho-Chunk) people
Indoor photography
Mural painting and decoration
Painting
Clothing and dress
Hats
Jewelry
Shoes
Indigenous beadwork, North American

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