Blackfoot Warrior Photo

[dracer]

nice picture

 

[Antelope Pete]

Good, interesting photo. Somebody more familiar with serpentine side plates might know the time period or what gun they would come from.

 

[TDM]

Good, interesting photo. Somebody more familiar with serpentine side plates might know the time period or what gun they would come from.

I think the style shown is late 1700's through the 1800's. Maybe @Rob M. will chime in with more accurate dates. But they are Trade Gun side plates.

 

[Rob M.]

Oh yeah , all are N.W. trade gun side plates . Unfortunately He broke off the ends , rear , and I can identify some makers by the shape of the rear finial ... Couple Belgium's on top it appears ...I'd guess 1850s

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Looks like a guy with a bone to pick..,

 

[andy52]

I've seen that photo before and a later one taken in the 20th century of a old Blackfoot with the same type necklace. Maybe the same guy as an old man.

Do you recall who the original photographer was?

 

[James Dietz]

One of the best photos I have seen! It would be cool to recreate that necklace.

 

[tenngun]

Looks like he’s smoking’ a joint too

It’s a reed stemmed pipe, you just don’t see the bowl well

 

[oreclan]

Ya, I see another post said a pipe but both the object and the expression (0r not lol) on his face look like it was some pretty good stuff.

Pontiac in the 1750's admonished his warriors for getting "stoned" smoking kinickinic (sp?) .