Osage Warrior. Full-length seated albumen CDV studio view. Independence, Kansas: T.M. Concannon, n.d. Photographer’s imprint printed to mount recto. Pencil identification to mount verso “Going Snake (?)/ Osage.” 

A full-length view of an Osage warrior. Looking directly at the photographer’s lens with an intense gaze, the warrior is seated with his arms resting on his knees, a feather bundle in his hands, and animal fur draped over his leg. Clad in moccasins and pants and his chest covered with traditional paint and copious beads around his neck, the man is identified powerfully as a soldier. 

The inscription to verso identifies the seated warrior as "Going Snake". This is not Going Snake (alt. Goingsnake, I-na-du-na-i, ᎢᎾᏚᎾᎢ, 1758-1840), who was among 700 Cherokee warriors who fought with General Andrew Jackson against the Creeks in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. It is perhaps another warrior by the same name. 

This striking image provides a glimpse into what an impressive warrior of the Osage nation would have resembled. 

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