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Kootenai Chief Koostata Original Photograph 1922

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Tribes - Flathead Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Kootenai Chief Koostata Original Photograph 1922
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This is an original photograph of Kootenai Chief Koostata done in 1922. The piece is an exceedingly rare original photograph showing good condition. It is titled "The Command". The picture shows the Chief sitting on a rock overlooking the Flathead River in Montana. The piece was taken and printed by Herman Schnitzmeyer circa 1922. Schnitzmeyer homesteaded on Wildhorse Island on Flathead Lake. He worked for a time as a freelance photographer for the Northern Pacific Railroad. There is a .5" tear at the bottom. Overall measures 11.5"x16.5" and the photograph area is 6.5"x10.5". The edge shows a hand indented border.