[B.F. Upton (1818-1910), attr. photographer]. "Big Dog." Chief warrior of Pillager Band of Chippewas. Half-length studio portrait. Albumen stereoview. St. Paul, Minnesota: Martin's Gallery, ca 1885. Publisher label with title affixed to mount verso. Early 20th-century ink inscription attributes Upton as the photographer, 1862-68. 

A captivating portrait of Chippewa Chief Ne-Bah-Quah-Om (Big Dog), likely originally photographed in the mid-1860s during the Dakota Uprising, and published circa 1885 as a stereoview. He is pictured wearing a feathered headband, a bear claw necklace, and brandishing a large double-edged knife. 

During the 1862 Dakota Uprising in Minnesota, Chief Big Dog offered himself and his band of warriors to the U.S. Government to fight against the Sioux. 

Upton (1818-1856) is most notable for his portraits of Dakota prisoners at Fort Snelling during the 1862 conflict and later portraits of the local Ojibwe. About 1875, he moved to Florida, continuing his photographic career. 

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