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Kiowa Indian Chief Big Tree Photograph

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Kiowa Indian Chief Big Tree Photograph
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Original photo of Kiowa Chief Big Tree (1850-1929) Kiowa War Chief. Was a raider in Texas, including attacks on the wagon train of freighter Henry Warren. Was one of the first American Indians tried by a civil court & was convicted of murder. He received a commuted death sentence & was given life in prison in 1871 but was paroled in 1873. Then He once again led Kiowa raiding parties into Texas in 1873 before surrendering & living the rest of his life on a reservation in Oklahoma. He died in 1929. Measures 4 3/4" wide x 7 3/4" tall.