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Lot 106

Sale 6485 - Native American Art
Apr 10, 2026 9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$800 - 1,000

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Alexander Gardner
(1821-1882)
Studio Portrait of Big Mouth, Arapaho, ca 1872
albumen photograph

7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. albumen photograph on 14 x 10 3/4 in. mount. Although uncredited, the photograph is attributed to Alexander Gardner, and was likely taken while Big Mount was on a delegation in Washington, DC, ca 1872. The subject wears a peace medal and holds a pipe-tomahawk.

The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography

This lot is located in Chicago.

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