Lot 251
Sixth Plate Ambrotype of an American Indian, Possibly "Young Chopine"
Sale 1853 - American History: Premier Auction
Jun 21, 2019
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Sixth Plate Ambrotype of an American Indian, Possibly "Young Chopine"
Sixth plate ambrotype featuring a likely Miami Indian, possibly "Young Chopine," or "pe-cong-gah." Subject wears a federal officer's frock coat with cockade. Label adhered to plate reads, "Shappeen / [indecipherable]." Housed in a full case, fully separated at spine.
In Jacob Piatt Dunn's True Indian Stories: With Glossary of Indiana Indian Names, he writes, "CHOPINE—Two Indian reservations, one in Whitley County and one in Allen County. The name varies to Chappene, Shappeen. It is a French nickname, properly Chopine, meaning a pint measure, that was applied to two Miamis. Old Chopine was Mă-kwah´-kyah, or 'Beaver Head.' Young Chopine was Pē-cŏng´-gah, or 'Striking.'"
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