Lg ORIG PHOTO Seneca Indian CHIEF Edward CORNPLANTER w/TOMAHAWK & PIPE (c1900)

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Lg ORIG PHOTO Seneca Indian CHIEF Edward CORNPLANTER w/TOMAHAWK & PIPE (c1900):
$395.00

Large ORIGINAL PHOTO Seneca Indian CHIEF Edward CORNPLANTER (1856-1918) w/TOMAHAWK & PIPE.

This is a large (7¾\" x 14\") original photograph from the 1890s or early 1900s showing Native American Indian Chief Edward Cornplanter (1822-1909) according to the identification penciled on the back of the photograph. He was chief of the Seneca Nation, the largest of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, who lived (and still live) primarily on the Cattaraugus and Allegheny Indian Reservations in Western New York.

The photograph shows Chief Cornplanter in full traditional Indian dress, wearing fringed clothing, a feathered headdress, and beaded necklaces and accessories. He is holding what looks to be a peace pipe and there is a tomahawk hanging from his belt.

The large 7¾\" x 14\" vintage photograph is sharp and clear with excellent tones and detail but there is some paper loss on the border (see photo) which fortunately does not extend into the image area and could be cropped-out if the image was matted and framed. Please use the photos to judge the photograph\'s condition.

Chief Cornplanter has a Wikipedia page which provides the following information:

Edward Cornplanter or So-son-do-wa (1856–1918) was a chief of the Seneca people of the Iroquois Nation (Haudenosaunee) and a leading exponent of the Code of Handsome Lake (Gai\'wiio, also known as the Longhouse Religion).

Cornplanter, the son of Moses and Sarah (Phillips) Cornplanter, was born in November 1856 on the Seneca Cattaraugus Reservation. He was the great-great-grandson of Chief Cornplanter, who led the tribe during the American Revolutionary War. His Seneca name So-son-do-wa means \"Deep Night.\"

In 1882, he married Nancy Jack. They had three children including Jesse Cornplanter, who became renowned as an artist and author. The family was decimated by the 1918 flu pandemic, in which Edward, his wife Nancy, a daughter and grandchildren also died. The only survivors of the family were one married daughter, two grandchildren, and son Jesse, who was serving in the United States Army in Europe during the Great War.

Cornplanter was one of six iroquois authorized as \"holders of the Gai\'wiio\"; he regularly traveled among the Iroquois reservations to pass on the teachings. In 1903 he became concerned that oral transmission of the Gai\'wiio` would not keep it from being lost. He wrote it down from memory and gave the material to the archives of New York State for preservation. His son Jesse Cornplanter illustrated this manuscript.

In addition to transcribing The Code of Handsome Lake, Cornplanter assisted the New York State Museum in compiling materials about Native American life in the state. He provided information as to the Iroquois cultivation and use of \"maize and other plant foods and many ... myths and tales.\"

The vintage image is guaranteed to be an original c1900 photograph and not a reproduction. The one thing I can\'t guarantee, but which appears to be accurate, is the identification of the Indian as Chief Edward Cornplanter. I\'m only going by the caption on the back of the image but he certainly looks like his photo on Wikipedia and I\'m sure there are other images of him that could confirm it.

Please see my other items for additional Indian photographs from the 1800s and early 1900s.

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Note: All photographs appearing in this listing are the copyright of Rob McElroy (2017) and may not be copied, duplicated, transferred, transmitted, or in any way displayed (electronically or in print) without express written permission. This includes restrictions on any internet or website display, usage or transfer.

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