Running Antelope studio bust portrait albumen cabinet card. Wisconsin: David F. Barry, ca. 1880-1890. Photographer's identification and imprint printed to mount recto. Pencil inscription to mount verso. 

The striking bust-length studio portrait captures Running Antelope (Tȟatȟóka Íŋyaŋke, ca. 1821–1896), the renowned principal chief of the Hunkpapa Lakota at Standing Rock. He is depicted in three-quarter view wearing a single eagle feather upright in his shoulder-length hair, a shell gorget/slide secured at his neck over a dark vest, and a striped trade shirt. Barry’s masterful studio lighting emphasizes the chief's commanding, weathered features and solemn countenance.

David F. Barry (1884-1934) was one of the most prolific and significant photographers of the Northern Plains tribes, earning the trust of Lakota, Dakota, and Cheyenne leaders while operating studios at Fort Yates, Bismarck, and later West Superior. Running Antelope was a prominent orator, diplomat, and signatory of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty who famously advocated for peace and the preservation of Lakota culture, later gaining wider cultural fame when his likeness was adapted for the 1899 U.S. $5 Silver Certificate. Barry’s portraits of Standing Rock leaders are among the most iconic visual records of late 19th-century Plains history.

[Native Americana, American Indian, Indigenous, Lakota, Hunkpapa, Sioux, Standing Rock, Running Antelope, Chief Running Antelope, David F Barry, DF Barry, West Superior Wisconsin, Fort Yates, North Dakota, Plains Indians, 1899 5 Dollar Silver Certificate, Western Americana] [Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Cabinet Card, Cabinet Cards, Albumen Photographs, Frontier Photography, 19th Century Photography]

Fine condition. The print exhibits rich tones, sharp focal clarity and excellent contrast. The mount remains rigid, clean, and unclipped, showing only the faintest handling along the edges. A top-tier card.