Sioux Medicine Man — Sioux City, Iowa

A full-length studio portrait in two arched-top photographs on a yellow stereoview mount. The sitter stands turned slightly to the left, wearing a feather headdress with a long train falling behind him. His torso is bare; a dark, light-bordered apron, leggings with triangular side panels, and decorated moccasins complete the dress.

The painted backdrop depicts mountains, water and foreground foliage. A vertical support and the edge of the backdrop remain visible at the left, with hanging fabric above and wooden floorboards below. These details locate the portrait within a photographic set rather than the landscape represented behind it.

The otherwise unprinted reverse bears the faint pencil caption “Sioux Medecine Man”, retaining the apparent spelling of the inscription. This records the identification written on the card; the sitter is not named, and his tribal affiliation and stated role cannot be confirmed from the photographs alone. No photographer, location or date is established.

An additional pencil number, “1193”, appears on the reverse, but no matching number is discernible on the front. Its purpose is unknown. The supplied card dimensions are 6.93 × 3.47 inches (176.0 × 88.1 mm). Localized marginal staining is most evident along the lower reverse edge; otherwise the photographs are clean and the card appears sound.