Indian Headband
This print by Homer Nelson, titled “Wabano” appeared on a 1925 calendar as part of publisher Brown & Bigelow’s “Indian Heroine Series.” The source photo by Beatrice Tonnesen was found at the Winneconne (WI) Historical Society. Detail of the illustrated headband is faithful to the original photograph. The model is believed to have been Mary Simmonds O’Grady (1896-1976).
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The headband shown in "Yellow Bird" by Rudolph Ingerle (1879-1950) closely resembles Tonnesen's headband. Artists working from photos had the option of painting over photographic details, altering them, or leaving them unchanged. This one may be a slightly altered presentation of the same headband.