Nimiipuu (Nez Perce), Columbia Plateau
1871
Albumen print
Height 6¾ in. (17.15 cm), width 5¼ in. (13.34 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Mesa, Arizona
Alexander Gardner photographed Native delegations and leaders during the post Civil War period, producing documentary and governmental portraits that circulated within official and institutional contexts. This albumen print depicts the Nimiipuu leader Looking Glass mounted on horseback in a composed outdoor setting, with lodge forms and camp elements visible in the background. The portrait presents Looking Glass in full dress with horse gear and weapon, combining the conventions of formal portraiture with an outdoor setting unusual for the period.
Looking Glass was an identified Nimiipuu leader whose homelands centered in present day Idaho, with broader territorial ties across parts of Oregon, Washington, and Montana. As a named subject with a documented photographer and firm date of 1871, the photograph carries value as a specific primary record of Native leadership and representation in the years immediately following the Civil War. From a private collection in Mesa, Arizona.
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Nimiipuu (Nez Perce), Columbia Plateau
1871
Albumen print
Height 6¾ in. (17.15 cm), width 5¼ in. (13.34 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Mesa, Arizona
Alexander Gardner photographed Native delegations and leaders during the post Civil War period, producing documentary and governmental portraits that circulated within official and institutional contexts. This albumen print depicts the Nimiipuu leader Looking Glass mounted on horseback in a composed outdoor setting, with lodge forms and camp elements visible in the background. The portrait presents Looking Glass in full dress with horse gear and weapon, combining the conventions of formal portraiture with an outdoor setting unusual for the period.
Looking Glass was an identified Nimiipuu leader whose homelands centered in present day Idaho, with broader territorial ties across parts of Oregon, Washington, and Montana. As a named subject with a documented photographer and firm date of 1871, the photograph carries value as a specific primary record of Native leadership and representation in the years immediately following the Civil War. From a private collection in Mesa, Arizona.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
