BARRY, David F. (1854-1934), photographer. Cabinet cards of Little Bighorn participants Chief Crow and Belly Fat, KIA at LBH.

2 cabinet photographs on cardstock mounts, each with D.F. Barry's studio imprint on mount recto and/or verso. The subjects, which are identified in the negative or on applied paper label, include: Crow, identified in pencil on verso as "Kange Hunkpapa." Verso with an inked and typed label, "Crow" - also called Pispisa Ho Waste (Good Voice Prairie Dog). Has two arrows in hair. Shot two times by Assiniboine." Barry's Bismarck, D.T. imprint on verso, ca 1880s. Chief Crow was one of the leaders at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He is said to have been shot twice with arrows, which he pulled through and did not break off thus giving him the honor of wearing the eagle quills. Provenance: Cowan's, Spring Americana, 30 April 2006, Lot 705.

Belly Fat, also known as Brave Hawk or Man Who Walks With His Dog. Barry's West Superior, Wisconsin, imprint on recto and verso, ca 1880s. Belly Fat fought along side Kill Eagle at the Battle of Little Bighorn and was a casualty of the fight. Provenance: Cowan's, Fall American Indian Arts, 15 September 2006, Lot 312.

Together, 2 cabinet photographs.

The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Cabinet cards overall very good, with light soiling. Crow image with tack holes near top and bottom edges of mount.

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BARRY, David F. (1854-1934), photographer. Cabinet cards of Little Bighorn participants Chief Crow and Belly Fat, KIA at LBH.

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