Possible portrait of Juana María, the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island : 1853 (?). This image was owned by Hayward and Muzzall, photographers, Santa Barbara, and found with a picture of Mrs. George Nidever with whom Juana María lived after she had been brought to the mainland
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Description
Portrait of a seated woman who has a blanket wrapped around her striped clothing, attributed to Juana María. Image originally obtained from Elizabeth Mason, Courtesy of the Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, N. 32674.
Juana María Santa Barbara (Calif.) San Nicolas Island (Calif.) Chumash Indians--California--Santa Barbara County Chumash Indians--Women--California--Santa Barbara County
Source
BG-NA-14-084.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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