Portrait of Mrs. George Walters, White Earth Indian Reservation

Portrait of Mrs. George Walters, White Earth Indian Reservation

AV2006.35.23 (Accession Number) I.364.10 (Location Number)

Candid side view photograph of Mrs. George Walters holding an eagle staff taken during festivities, possibly the June 14th Celebration. Two men in citizen's dress stand in the background. Woman with ankle-length cotton skirt and tartan shawl partially visible at left. Mrs. Walters' strap dress has ribbons around the hem, above which is a band of floral beadwork. Above this is a row of tassels placed at intervals of about 8-10 inches apart, and extending down about 6-7 inches. The dress is worn with a loomwoven beaded belt. The separate sleeves are trimmed with ribbon.

A. A. Richardson's Photographing and Illustrating Company, Arthur Allen Richardson

1908-1916

Anishinaabe

White Earth, Minnesota

Jane Walters of Leech Lake, MN, AKA Shaw Wash E Quey, was the daughter of Mi-Gisins (Little Eagle) and the wife of George Walters. She no doubt participated in the lace-making program at Leech Lake, while at the same time she remained embedded in traditional customs, being chosen to carry the eagle staff at the White Earth June 14th Celebration and always seen wearing a strap dress. This is one of six photographs of Jane Walters found at three different institutions. Follow the links in the Relations field to see the others.

Emulsion: albumen, Physical Support: paper

Forms part of White Earth Indian Reservation photograph collection, I.364.

Jane Walters (AKA Mrs. George Walters, Shaw Wash E Quey)

Cory Willmott. 2021. Decolonizing the Museum to Reclaim and Revitalize the Anishinaabe Strap Dress. Winterthur Portfolio 55(2/3): 160-3.

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Black and White Photoprint

photoprint

10" h x 8" w