Blackfoot chief (1872–1934) best known for the durable though still-controversial claim that he served as one of the models for sculptor James Earle Fraser in creating the composite Native American portrait on the 'Buffalo' nickel. Vintage matte-finish 12.5 x 10.5 presentation photo of Two Guns White Calf and five other Native American chiefs greeting three gentlemen in suits and a woman wearing a fur coat, the lower dedication box is inscribed “To Princess Guiding Star,” and is signed by Two Guns White Calf in black ink with his three-character pictogram of two rifles and a horned calf; the box also appears to bear glyphic signatures of other Native American chiefs. In fine condition, with some light silvering to the darker areas of the image.
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