Oto-dun. White Spider. "His Pipe" "Circular Cloud" Tro he na he - He who Sprinkles the Sand. Outdoor group portrait of six figures before a tipi. Albumen stereoview. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Upton, n.d. Upton's printed publisher label with inscribed view title affixed to mount verso.

A compelling outdoor ethnographic field portrait capturing a line of six Dakota or Lakota men and women assembled in an agency or fort encampment. The period ink inscription identifies each of the figures, with a combination of transliterated and translated names. 

The group stands closely side-by-side wrapped in heavy wool trade blankets. One wears a bear claw necklace, and two of his companions wear large medallions, one possibly a Presidential Peace medal. A large canvas tipi on crossed lodgepoles rises immediately behind them. In the foreground lies a substantial stack of cut firewood and timber, with a high board stockade fence bounding the compound in the background.

A compelling portrait of identified Northern Plains Indians. 

[Native Americans, Lakota, Dakota, Sioux, Plains Indians, Dakota Territory, Upper Missouri, Agency Life, Fort Encampments, Trade Blankets, Tipis, Stockade, American West, Frontier History] [Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Stereoviews, Stereographs, Albumen Prints, Stanley J. Morrow, Orlando S. Goff, Whitney and Zimmerman, Western Photographers]

Very good condition overall, with clear detail across the subjects. The yellow card mount remains solid, with only minor corner bumping, faint edge rubbing, and light age toning.