Anderson photos of Omaha Dance at Rosebud

[grahamew]

At Heritage Auctions; dated 1881 but clearly later.





A couple of close-ups:





Who's the man at he back with the feathers in his hair?

Here's another Anderson from the same auction:

[gregor]

Hi grahamew,

I have this Anderson photo, which was labeled " Squaw Dance at Rosebud Agency, Copyrighted 1893"



According to "Crying for a vision" by Don Doll, Anderson started his photographer activities on Rosebud in 1885.
So I think you are right - your photos are from the late 1880ies or early 1890ies.

Greetings from Germany - Gregor

[grahamew]

Yeah, I didn't think there was quite that level of adoption of 'citizens' 'clothing until !884/5

[rawhide]

Hi there!

In Andersson/ Hamilton book "The Sioux of the Rosebud" the caption for the second plate is: "Preparing for the Omaha Dance, or Grass Dance, June 2, 1889. After photographing the Squaw Dance in the morning, Andersson took a series of pictures of the men of Two Strike's band performing the Omaha Dance in the afternoon. That day's entry in his diary concluded, "Made 8 negatives all together."

[kingsleybray]

These photos of the Omaha dance performed by Two Strike's Band were taken at Rosebud Agency, June 2, 1889, as rawhide has posted. This was a historic occasion, in the middle of the Crook Land Commission visit to Rosebud. This commission which saw the reservation reduced was one of the causes of Lakota disaffection that fed into the Ghost Dance crisis of 1890-91. Anderson took some photo's of the council and the great gathering of people and their wagons ("The Crook Treaty hitch lot") at Rosebud Agency. See Anderson & Hamilton, SIOUX OFTHE ROSEBUD, pp 78-79.

[grahamew]

I'm ashamed to say I don't have the book, even though I've bought it for friends! Thanks.