Chief Poundmaker
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Description
Small Sepia Portrait of Chief Poundmaker, taken originally in 1885
Looks at the history of two examples of regalia that traveled to France; one with a performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in 1889 and the other worn by a performer at the Jardin d'Acclimation (a human zoo) in Paris in 1911.
Art History Thesis (M.A) -- Queen's University, 2019.
Historical note:
On 2 May 1885 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by Poundmaker's war chief Fine-Day at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford, SK. A flying column of Canadian militia and army regulars was defeated by Poundmaker despite their use of a Gatling gun.Education Thesis (PhD) - University of Toronto, 2019.