PIPE STEM & LITTLE PIPE OTO 1869 3 Prints

1. A ZENO SHINDLER. 485 Little Pipe Oto,1869. 7.1x5.3" albumen print mounted on 14 x11" beige board. Inscribed in negative: 486. This was an incorrect identification catalog number by Jackson as Pipe Stem in his 1877 catalog but Fleming in the Shindler catalog documents the mix-up, so this is as properly titled here as Little Pipe.

2. A ZENO SHINDLER. Pipe Stem (sitting),1869. 6.2x3.9" albumen print on 8.5x6" paper, not mounted. Inscribed in ink mount verso 489.Wa-inga - Pipe Stem (?). There was an incorrect identification catalog number by Jackson as Little 9ipe in his 1877 catalog but Fleming in the Shindler catalog documents the mix-up so this is as properly titled here as Pipe Stem.

3. A ZENO SHINDLER. 490 Pipe Stem (standing), 1869. 7.25x5.25" albumen print mounted on 14x11" paper. There was an incorrect identification catalog number by Jackson as Little Pipe in his 1877 catalog but Fleming in the Shindler catalog documents the mix-up so this is as properly titled here as Pipe Stem.

Paula Fleming notes in the Shindler Catalog, 2003 Plate 205: Amended Identification. Little Pipe and Pipe Stem came with the 1869 Oto delegations. Their names are similar, and they wear similar clothing...Jackson reversed these identifications in his second [1877] catalog.

Jackson notes in his catalog: 487, 488, 490 LOD-NOO-WA-INGA. Little Pipe. WA-THOCK-A-RUCHY. "One who eats his Food Raw, is a son of Hick-a-poo or Kick-a-poo, formerly a prominent chief of the tribe. The chieftainship had been hereditary through many successors, and after the death of Hic-a-poo, the present Little Pipe, in 1858, took his place. He was one of the followers of Shungech-hoy in 1874; was arrested and imprisoned with him and has not since been recognized as a chief. He is of a mild disposition, well disposed toward improvement, but quiet and without much individual force of character. Has been under unfavorable influences, and therefore makes but little progress. He is about 50 years of age 5 feet 74 inches in stature, head 23 inches, chest 36, and weighs 155"

485. WA-THOCK-A-RUCHY. One who eats his Food Raw LOD-NOO-WA-INGA. Little Pipe. "His father was of the Bear band of Otoes, and his mother of the Eagle band of Missourias. He inherited a chieftaincy among the Missourias and succeeded to that position upon the death of his uncle, White Water, in1868, when he took the name of LOD-NOO-WAH-H00-WA, or Pipe Stem. Lacks force of character but is of a mild disposition and well disposed. Is about 5 feet in height, and of a well-developed physical organization."

Jackson wrote about the tribe: "The Otoes, calling themselves Watoohtahtah, were known to the French as early as 1673, under the name of Otontanta; were originally part of the Missourias, and, with the Iowas, claim to have migrated to the Missouri with the Winnebagoes. They have long resided on the south side of the Platte River, in mud lodges, confederated with the Missourias, who formed one village with them. The two tribes now number 457 souls. Under the care of the Friends, many are laying aside their Indian dress and habits, and learning to labor. In common with many other tribes, their annuities are payable only in return for labor per formed, which exercises a most beneficial effect." Credit: W.H. Jackson Descriptive Catalog of the North American Indian 1877.

Antonio Zeno Shindler (1823-1899) was a photographer and artist for the Smithsonian Institution and benefactor of William Blackmore during the second half of the 20th century. Though the facts of his young life are highly speculative, he was probably born Antonio (or Antonion) Zeno in Bulgaria or Romania. He adopted the name Shindler from a patron in Geneva, Switzerland, with whom he moved to and lived with in Paris, where he studied art. While it is uncertain exactly when Shindler first arrived in the United States, he is listed in an 1852 directory for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as working as a drawing instructor.

From then until 1863, he exhibited his artwork in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 1867, Shindler moved with his family and his brother-in-law's family to Washington, DC. In Washington, Shindler took proprietorship of the Addis Photographic Gallery, where he worked under the name Shindler and Company with his brother-in-law. Shindler was commissioned by English philanthropist William Henry Blackmore and the Smithsonian to make copies of Blackmore's collection of photographs, create a catalog for their exhibition, and photograph delegations of American Indians visiting Washington. The Blackmore project was completed circa 1872 and Shindler continued to work for the Smithsonian as an artist until his death in July 1899.
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Condition Report: 1. Good to very good with mild abrasions, scuffs, spots and foxing on print. Moderate foxing is visible on mount board.
2. Good with moderate folds bends and finger dents in the print. Tones very rich. Minor abrasions and scuffs on print. Tears in margins.
3. Very good with minor abrasions, scuffs, spots and foxing on print. Tones light. Minor foxing is visible on mount board with edge water stain.