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Lot 316
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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$900
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Lot Description
Cabinet card of Chief Gall., Hunkpapa Dakota. Ca 1880s.
Cabinet photograph on cardstock mount, lacking a studio imprint, possibly taken at Standing Rock Reservation during the 1880s. A portrait showing Chief Gall wearing a metis-style shirt and holding a large pipe made entirely of catlinite. RARE: Only known example to appear at auction.
Chief Gall (ca 1840-1894) was famous for his military efforts in the wars against the US and for his participation in the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.
Provenance: The Mike Butler Collection of Western Photography; Cowan's, American History, 24 June 2009, Lot 639.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Cincinnati.