Dove Eye Daughter of Spotted Tail. Half-length studio portrait of Dove Eye, daughter of Brulé Lakota leader Spotted Tail. Albumen stereoview on yellow publisher's mount. Omaha, Nebraska: Julius Meyer, ca. 1870s. Mount verso printed with elaborate promotional backmark with contemporary pencil inscription: "Dove Eye daughter / of Spotted Tail / Dove eye daughter / of Spotted Tail" alongside the former owner's penciled inventory mark.

A sensitive studio portrait of Dove Eye, daughter of the celebrated Brulé Lakota head chief Spotted Tail (Siŋté Glešká, nee Tȟatȟáŋka Napsíča, ca 1823-1881). Seated against a pastoral river landscape backdrop, she is enveloped in a multi-striped trade blanket worn over traditional dress. Her hair is neatly parted and adorned with long shell or bead hair-pipe ornaments that frame her face.

Spotted Tail was among the most influential statesmen of the Lakota Nation, guiding the Brulé through treaties, delegation trips to Washington, and reservation life at the Rosebud Agency. His family was widely documented during official diplomatic visits to Omaha and frontier military posts.

Julius Meyer (1839-1909) was a prominent Omaha merchant, interpreter, and friend to numerous Plains tribal leaders. Arriving in Nebraska in the 1860s, Meyer learned multiple Indigenous languages, earned the Lakota name Box-ka-re-sha-hash-ta-ka ("Curly-Headed White Chief With One Tongue"), and established the famous "Indian Wigwam" curio and photography showroom on Farnam Street. Meyer frequently served as an interpreter for government delegations and commissioned or published vital stereographic portraits of Native leaders and their families visiting Omaha.

[Native Americans, Lakota, Sioux, Brulé, Spotted Tail, Sinte Gleska, Dove Eye, Omaha, Nebraska, Indian Wigwam, Julius Meyer, Dentalium Ornaments, Trade Blankets, Plains Indians, American West] [Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Stereoviews, Stereographs, Albumen Prints, Julius Meyer, Western Photographers]

Very good condition with warm, rich sepia tones and sharp definition throughout. The card mount is flat and well preserved, with only light surface handling wear.