Leather, copper, glass, green velvet, ambrotype.

Embossed leather case stretched over a wood frame, embossed velvet inner lining, ornamental copper framing elements around image, glass cover over image.

Additional measurements: 9.25 x 6.5 - ambrotype

Given in Oronhyatekha catalogue.

F. Barlow Cumberland, Catalogue and Notes of the Oronhyatekha Historical Collection (Toronto: Independent Order of Foresters, 1904), p 54.

Item 354. "Daguerreotype of Old Indian Chief Oshawana

Taken about 1838, Oshawana was Chief of the Chippewas and the Chief Warrior of Tecumseh. The photograph is an interesting example of semi-civilized costume and the adaptation of distinctive Indian ornaments. Around the high hat, which had been presented to him by a British officer, are silver head-dress bands (see 392). On the left breast is his George III medal (see No. 624); over the shoulder is the bead and snake-skin shoulder belt of his Council Pouch (see No. 60); on the right breast are strings of white and purple, Council wampum, and below these a string of disc money wampum (see 278, 279); on the right side are silver waughasees or gorgets of French half-moon shape (see No. 381), also the round silver belt medal of Tecumseh (see No. 357). In the hand is the Chief's tomahawk and pipe (see No. 157) and silver wristlets on his arms."

Unknown artist, ambrotype of Chief Oshawana. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 911.3.179. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 1035.

GRASAC team research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, Dec 15-19 2008, funded by SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant. Participants: Heidi Bohaker, Alan Corbiere, Lewis Debassige, Anne De Stecher, Darlene Johnston, Stacey Loyer, Trudy Nicks, Ruth Phillips

Ethnography team, Dec 18: Cory Willmott, Trudy Nicks, Anne De Stecher, Ruth Phillips assisted by Tracey Forester