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Portrait of Ida Lizzie Decorra Blowsnake with Blanket
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Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman, Ida Lizzie Decorra Blowsnake (Real Wampum Woman) (WooRooShiekESkaeWinKah), wife of George Lowe, posing standing and wearing a large necklace made of beads that partially covers the bandolier bags crossed over her shoulders. She is wearing German silver rings and bracelets on her fingers and wrists. To her left, a Ho-Chunk applique blanket is draped on a chair.
1900
Van Schaick, Charles
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