Photograph
Studio Portrait of Annie Blowsnake
| Full-length studio portrait of Annie Blowsnake Thundercloud (WaConChaSkaWinKah), posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing many necklaces, and other jewelry including earrings, file bracelets, and rings. Her moccasins have ribbon trimmed flaps and her right arm is resting on a velvet fringed chair. Annie had just completed a ribbon work (silk appliqué) dress (wawaje) when she stopped in at Van Schaick’s studio. Moments before the photograph was taken, Annie’s mother draped several large necklaces of white bugles and shells around her neck, completely covering her appliqué. Annie’s face registers her disappointment. Fine regalia complements the ensemble: silver bracelets (aipa), earrings (nachahocpok), rings (naap hirusgic), and traditional Ho-Chunk moccasins (waukoocharah). Photographs of this type were made into postcards and sent to relatives in other Ho-Chunk settlements to serve as notice to eligible young men of the young woman’s appearance and dowry in wampum (worookshigerah) and jewelry. |
| Image ID: | 65692 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1882 |
| 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)5501 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.2 x 4.3 inches |
| This image was used in "People of the Big Voice," published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press (2011). |
| Murals |
| Painting |
| Clothing and dress |
| Dresses |
| Jewelry |
| Shoes |
| Furniture |
| Ho Chunk Indians |
| Indian beadwork |
| Indoor photography |
| Portrait photography |
| Women |
| Studios and dark rooms |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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