Description:
Framed Cabinet Card Photograph by W.S. Soule, depicting Comanche Chief Tosawai (Silver Brooch),c. 1869-70.
Provenance: The collection of Charles F. Fish.
Exhibitions: The Museum of Natural History, New York, 1921.
Note: Upon surrendering in 1868, Tosawai said to General Philip Sheridan, "Tosawai, good Indian." To which Sheridan replied, "The only good Indians I ever saw were dead," which has passed down as "The only good Indian is a dead Indian."
Estimate $500-700
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Keywords
Charles F. Fish, TosawaiAmerican Indian & Tribal Art
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