Photograph on photographer’s mat
8.25 in high x 6 in wide including mat; 20.96 cm high x 15.24 cm wide
Provenance: Private collection, Upstate New York
This mounted photograph shows an Osage dancer identified in the image inscription, photographed in Pawhuska, Oklahoma by J.W. Boag. Pawhuska was an important Osage center in the early 20th century, and studio portraits from this period often recorded dress, dance regalia, and individual presence with formal care. The image retains its original photographer’s mat, which places the work within the regional photographic trade of Oklahoma at the time.
The sitter is shown standing in dance attire, with feather ornament, decorated clothing, and visible accessories arranged for a studio portrait. The photographer’s painted backdrop and arched mat presentation frame the figure in a formal, documentary manner. The piece is a useful visual record of Osage cultural presentation in Oklahoma during the early 1900s.
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Photograph on photographer’s mat
8.25 in high x 6 in wide including mat; 20.96 cm high x 15.24 cm wide
Provenance: Private collection, Upstate New York
This mounted photograph shows an Osage dancer identified in the image inscription, photographed in Pawhuska, Oklahoma by J.W. Boag. Pawhuska was an important Osage center in the early 20th century, and studio portraits from this period often recorded dress, dance regalia, and individual presence with formal care. The image retains its original photographer’s mat, which places the work within the regional photographic trade of Oklahoma at the time.
The sitter is shown standing in dance attire, with feather ornament, decorated clothing, and visible accessories arranged for a studio portrait. The photographer’s painted backdrop and arched mat presentation frame the figure in a formal, documentary manner. The piece is a useful visual record of Osage cultural presentation in Oklahoma during the early 1900s.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
