Plains Native, Fort Peck region, northeastern Montana
1907
Albumen photograph on mount
5.75" / 14.61 cm x 4.75" / 12.07 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Upstate New York
This mounted albumen photograph is inscribed "After the Grass Dance" and marked Poplar, Montana, with the date July 6, 1907, connecting the image directly to a named dance event rather than a generic portrait session. Poplar was situated within the Fort Peck region of northeastern Montana, an area associated with Plains Native communities and reservation-era photography in the early 20th century. The outdoor setting, with trees visible behind the figure, distinguishes this from studio portraiture and adds documentary authenticity.
The sitter is shown wearing decorated clothing, beadwork, and a long light-colored cloth draped over one shoulder, consistent with dress worn during or following Plains dance events of the period. The mount inscription gives the photograph additional historical context, anchoring it to a specific occasion, place, and date that generic Plains portraits lack. As an early 20th-century document of dance, dress, and place, this photograph preserves a direct visual record of Grass Dance culture in the Northern Plains.
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Plains Native, Fort Peck region, northeastern Montana
1907
Albumen photograph on mount
5.75" / 14.61 cm x 4.75" / 12.07 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Upstate New York
This mounted albumen photograph is inscribed "After the Grass Dance" and marked Poplar, Montana, with the date July 6, 1907, connecting the image directly to a named dance event rather than a generic portrait session. Poplar was situated within the Fort Peck region of northeastern Montana, an area associated with Plains Native communities and reservation-era photography in the early 20th century. The outdoor setting, with trees visible behind the figure, distinguishes this from studio portraiture and adds documentary authenticity.
The sitter is shown wearing decorated clothing, beadwork, and a long light-colored cloth draped over one shoulder, consistent with dress worn during or following Plains dance events of the period. The mount inscription gives the photograph additional historical context, anchoring it to a specific occasion, place, and date that generic Plains portraits lack. As an early 20th-century document of dance, dress, and place, this photograph preserves a direct visual record of Grass Dance culture in the Northern Plains.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
