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Lot 132

Sale 6485 - Native American Art
Apr 10, 2026 9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$1,500 - 2,500

Lot Description

A Collection Nez Perce Photographs, Including Chief Joseph Portrait
late 19th-early 20th century

lot of 23 photographs of Nez Perce men and women, some subjects identified.

The photographs range in size from 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. to 8 1/2 x 7 in., and are mounted on cardstock. Many include the photographer's imprint on mount recto. Photographers/studios represented include B. Wrentsted (Pocatello, Idaho), E.G. Cummings (Lewiston, Idaho), Webster (Lewiston, Idaho), Hanson (Grangeville, Idaho), Bowman (Pendleton, Oregon), Umatilla Art Gallery (Athena, Oregon), Miss B. Wrensted (Pocatello, Idaho), and Wheeler (Pendleton, Oregon). The photographs are displayed in corner tabs and housed together in a modern album measuring approx. 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. overall.

Identified subjects include: Nez Perce Chief Joseph. Uncredited (print and mount trimmed). -- Francis McFarland. Lewiston, Idaho: Burns Photo Co. -- White Foot. Pendleton, Oregon: Bowman. -- Ellen Compo. Lewiston, Idaho: E.G. Cummins. -- James Joshua and wife. Athena, Oregon: Umatilla Art Gallery. -- James Joshua and niece Grace Redelk. N.p.: Slackland. -- Parsons Matonic. Pendleton, Oregon: Wheeler. -- William Carter. -- Stella "Shillal" Two Slap. -- Alute Pow Ow Yean, or "Shot in the Stomach."

The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography

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