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Lot 105
Sale 6485 - Native American Art
Apr 10, 2026
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$700 -
1,000
Lot Description
Alexander Gardner
two albumen photographs, each approx. 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. on later cardstock mounts numbered in pencil at lower left "408" and "409" respectively. The prints lack a studio imprint but were originally taken by Alexander Gardner in 1872.
Son of the Sun is the name of the tribal culture hero who brought the Tai-me or Ten Grandmother bundles to the tribe, the center and basis of Kiowa religious belief. Only a man from a leading family would have been allowed the honor of carrying this title.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
(1821-1882)
Son of the Sun, Kiowa, 1872
albumen photographs
two albumen photographs, each approx. 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. on later cardstock mounts numbered in pencil at lower left "408" and "409" respectively. The prints lack a studio imprint but were originally taken by Alexander Gardner in 1872.
Son of the Sun is the name of the tribal culture hero who brought the Tai-me or Ten Grandmother bundles to the tribe, the center and basis of Kiowa religious belief. Only a man from a leading family would have been allowed the honor of carrying this title.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography