Rafael Solares (1822-1890), Chief of the Inéseño Chumash Community of Zanja de Cota. Photographed in traditional dancing regalia : 1878, by Léon de Cessac, a French anthropologist
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Rafael Solares wears dancing regalia and stands, holding items in his hands. The landscape in the background appears to be a painted backdrop. Image originally obtained from Musée de l'Homme, Paris.
Solares, Rafael Santa Barbara County (Calif.) Ineseño Chumash Indians--California--Santa Barbara County Chumash Indians--California--Santa Barbara County Tribal chiefs--Chumash Indians--Men--California--Santa Barbara County
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BG-NA-14-090.jpg Part of "Historical Photos of Four Ethnicities on California's Central Coast" Collection Originally published as part of Native Americans on the Central Coast: a photo essay
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