Young Man Afraid of His Horses [photograph]

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Young Man Afraid of His Horses [photograph]

1870-1880?

https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/31984

Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Young Man Afraid Of His Horses. He wears a vest over a long sleeved shirt, a blanket around his waist, a necklace with a large cross attached, hoop earrings with long chains attached, cloth-bound braids, and feathers in his hair.

1 photoprint on cabinet card ; 12 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)

eng, Latn

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675444

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Young Man Afraid of His Horse, 1836-1893

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rr1xjz (person)

The name MAN AFRAID OF HIS HORSES is the inaccurate translation of the Teton phrase "Tasunka Kokipapi," which means, “the man of whose horse we are afraid.” It also has been translated to "They Fear Even His Horse." This name was given to Young Man's father, Old Man, and passed down to him. The name implied that the man was so fierce in battle that just the sight of his horse brought fear to others. Old Man Afraid of His Horses was the head chief of the Oglala in 1854 and the leader of the Hu...