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Lot 197
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. Cabinet card featuring a Native American woman with short hair, possibly the wife of Satanta, or "White Bear." 
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$600 - 800
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[NATIVE AMERICANS]. Cabinet card featuring a Native American woman with short hair, possibly the wife of Satanta, or "White Bear." 

4 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. albumen photograph on cardstock mount (few splotches of discoloration to image, and very light soiling and wear to mount edges and corners). Subject identified by ink inscription on mount recto: "Wife of 'White Bear.'" Verso bears a few pencil inscriptions, including, in one hand, "Wife of Santanta (?)" and in another hand, "Zunia[?] squaw[?]" 

The woman stands next to a blanket-draped chair and wears a manta. Her hair is cut short, which could be a representation of the mourning of a loved one. Satanta was imprisoned in Texas until the end of his life, and his daughter is featured in at least one photograph with shortened hair, reportedly for this reason.  

This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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