Shot in the Hand - Apsaroke
Artist: Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Printer: John Andrew & Son
Date: 1908
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (55.2 x 45.1 cm);
Image: 15 13/16 x 10 5/16 in. (40.1 x 26.1 cm)
Medium: photogravure
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1985.132
Label Text:This image is a characteristic example of Curtis’s style—a blend of ethnographic accuracy and the picturesque. The Apsaroke (Apsáalooke), or Crow, people originally inhabited the Yellowstone River Valley, but by the late 19th century, the tribe had been removed from traditional lands to the Crow Reservation in southern Montana. The profile pose of this Crow warrior presents a self-assured demeanor; the details of his braided hair style, shell jewelry, and ermine-trimmed shirt can be seen clearly in this remarkable photograph.
Curtis wrote of his subject in the book The North American Indian: "Shot in the Hand (Maohpish) was born about 1841. He was a Medicine Crow, and member of the Fox organization and the Whistle Water clan. A very skilled and fierce warrior, he once rushed up a height to strike the Piegan who were entrenched on the summit, and although a shot brought him to the ground he arose and charged again. Four times in as many different fights he seized an unharmed enemy by the hair and hurled him from his horse."
Curtis wrote of his subject in the book The North American Indian: "Shot in the Hand (Maohpish) was born about 1841. He was a Medicine Crow, and member of the Fox organization and the Whistle Water clan. A very skilled and fierce warrior, he once rushed up a height to strike the Piegan who were entrenched on the summit, and although a shot brought him to the ground he arose and charged again. Four times in as many different fights he seized an unharmed enemy by the hair and hurled him from his horse."
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