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Lot 107
Sale 6485 - Native American Art
Apr 10, 2026
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$1,000 -
2,000
Lot Description
Alexander Gardner
7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. albumen photograph on 14 x 11 in. Hayden Survey mount with credit at lower left to W.H. Jackson.
A studio view of Brulé Lakota Chief Two Strike's wife, originally taken by Alexander Gardner in 1872.
Two Strike (1831-1914) was a fierce opponent on the battlefield, having received his name after he unhorsed two men with one swing of his war club in the midst of a battle with the Ute. Two Strike participated in and witnessed numerous battles against the US Army during the Plains Indian Wars, Great Sioux Wars, and at Summit Springs in July of 1869. He also notably served as a principal chief over a large group of Brulé and Oglala braves during the attack on a band of Pawnee Indians at Massacre Canyon in August of 1873. It is reported that he was also a proponent of the Ghost Dance movement, which led to the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Chicago.
(1821-1882)
Studio Portrait of Brulé Lakota Chief Two Strike's Wife. Washington, DC, 1872
albumen photograph
7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. albumen photograph on 14 x 11 in. Hayden Survey mount with credit at lower left to W.H. Jackson.
A studio view of Brulé Lakota Chief Two Strike's wife, originally taken by Alexander Gardner in 1872.
Two Strike (1831-1914) was a fierce opponent on the battlefield, having received his name after he unhorsed two men with one swing of his war club in the midst of a battle with the Ute. Two Strike participated in and witnessed numerous battles against the US Army during the Plains Indian Wars, Great Sioux Wars, and at Summit Springs in July of 1869. He also notably served as a principal chief over a large group of Brulé and Oglala braves during the attack on a band of Pawnee Indians at Massacre Canyon in August of 1873. It is reported that he was also a proponent of the Ghost Dance movement, which led to the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Chicago.