"Bison Skull Pile"
 

Creator

Creator Biography

Creator Unknown, American.

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Creation Date

1870

Medium

Photograph

Dimensions

11 x 4

Credit Line

Purchase by the Department of Art History, 2017

Accession Number

2017.1

Provenance

Purchased from Rich's Treats and Treasures, Chesterfield, MI.

Description

Black and white photograph of a huge, towering pile of bison skulls to be used for fertilizer expanding in every direction. A man stands in front of the pile, resting one foot atop a bison skull, with another figure mirroring his pose from the top of the pile.

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