An original 1908 photogravure by Edward S. Curtis titled Charge Crow – Yanktonai, from The North American Indian, Volume III. The portrait captures Charge Crow, a Yanktonai Dakota elder, in three-quarter profile, dressed in a heavily adorned shirt with dentalium shell decoration and a patterned blanket draped over his shoulder. His direct gaze and solemn expression project strength, pride, and a grounded presence rooted in tradition.

Curtis’s treatment of light and tonal gradation creates a powerful sense of sculptural depth, drawing the viewer into the sitter’s face and garments. The photograph is emblematic of Curtis’s effort to portray Native individuals not as generalized types but as dignified and singular personalities. As with many of his best works, Charge Crow – Yanktonai blends anthropological intention with artistic mastery, creating an image of historical and aesthetic gravity. Printed on Japon vellum and bearing Curtis’s 1908 copyright, the photogravure stands among the most compelling formal portraits in the project’s Dakota series.