Kan-Te-Was-Te-Win (Good Broad Woman), A Sioux near Calgary

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Title

Kan-Te-Was-Te-Win (Good Broad Woman), A Sioux near Calgary

Identifier

2836481

Description

Portrait of a woman standing on a plains with teepees in the background. She is wearing a blouse and skirt ensemble with a multicolored blanket over them.

Creator

Edward Roper

Date Created

1887-1909

Source

Sioux, probably Nakota

Spatial Coverage

Stoney Reserve 142, 143, 144

Abstract

In 1877, the Nakota signed Treaty 7 with Canada. Roper's "near Calgary" was probably this reserve, or someone from it. They had come up from the US earlier in the century.

Medium

painting

Coverage

51.16953, -114.94648 (N 51°10′10″ W 114°56′47″)

Access Rights

Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1989-446-10. Copyright: Expired

Citation

Edward Roper, “Kan-Te-Was-Te-Win (Good Broad Woman), A Sioux near Calgary,” Mapping Anishinaabe Regalia, accessed November 30, 2024, https://iris.siue.edu/anishinaaberegalia/items/show/86.