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Lot 223
Sale 6425 - American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography, including The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
Part I - Lots 1-222
Oct 23, 2025
10:00AM ET
Part II - Lots 223-376
Oct 24, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$1,680
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Lot Description
Hand-colored photograph of Wagasapa or Iron Whip, Head Chief of the Poncas, Dakota Territory.
16 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. photograph, possibly a salt print, on 19 x 13 1/2 in. cardstock mount with manuscript notation in lower margin, "Wa-gah-sup-pe (The Iron Whip) Head Chief of the Poncas. Dakota Territory." Photographer unknown.
A beautifully hand-colored large format photograph of Iron Whip standing in a studio setting, posed with a tomahawk. He wears a buffalo horn headdress, a trade blanket, which is draped on one shoulder, and a grizzly bear-claw necklace and peace medal. He also sports beaded hide leggings and moccasins.
A compelling studio portrait of a Ponca chief.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Cincinnati.