Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child

Portrait of Ho-Chunk Woman and Child | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and they are posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Clara Kingsley (Big) Blackhawk (KeesKawWinKah) carries her son Andrew John (Big) Blackhawk (WaConChaHoNoKah) on her back. Using a shawl as a back sling was a common way to carry infants in this period.
DESCRIPTION
Quarter-length studio portrait of a woman in Ho-Chunk regalia wrapped in a blanket, with a child on her back. The child is wearing a fur hat, and they are posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. Clara Kingsley (Big) Blackhawk (KeesKawWinKah) carries her son Andrew John (Big) Blackhawk (WaConChaHoNoKah) on her back. Using a shawl as a back sling was a common way to carry infants in this period.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:60605
Creation Date:circa 1887
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)2533
Original Dimensions:5 x 7 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
See also Image ID: 2333 for scan from vintage print.

This image was used in People of the Big Voice, published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press (2011).

The image appeared in the March section of the 1981 Wisconsin Historical Calendar.

SUBJECTS
Hats
Jewelry
Clothing and dress
Ho Chunk Indians
Children
Indoor photography
Mothers
Portrait photography
Studios and dark rooms
Murals
Painting

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