Fred Harvey Linen Jicarilla Apache Chief Feather Headdress & Tomahawk, Postcard

Overview
A beautiful vintage linen postcard from the famous Fred Harvey company, known for its iconic Southwestern tourist memorabilia. This card features a handsome, colorized portrait of a young man identified as a Jicarilla Apache Chief from Arizona. The image, while romanticized with a Plains-style headdress, is a classic example of the popular portraits of the era. The detailed ethnographic description on the reverse adds another layer of historical interest to this wonderful collectible.

Front of Postcard
The postcard features a color linen, bust-length portrait of a young Jicarilla Apache man. He looks directly at the viewer with a calm, dignified expression. He is wearing a large, white and black-tipped feather headdress (war bonnet) with an orange and beaded headband. His traditional clothing includes a white bone pipe breastplate over a light-colored shirt, and a red blanket or sash around his waist. He holds a tomahawk across his chest.

The caption at the bottom reads:
“H-2070 JICARILLA APACHE CHIEF, ARIZONA”

Reverse Side

Handwritten Correspondence:
This postcard is unused and has no message or address.

Postal History & Printed Details:

• Postmark: There is no postmark.

• Stamp: The designated stamp box is empty.

• Layout: This is a divided back linen postcard.

• Publisher Information: The card is copyrighted and distributed by “FRED HARVEY”. The Curt Teich production number is 5A-H1192.

• Printed Text: The following descriptive text is printed on the left side: The Jicarilla Apache number over eight hundred persons. The tribe is divided into three bands each having a chief, under a head chief chosen at a joint meeting of the three bands. They are small in stature and sinewy. One of their principle pastimes is pitching quoits, but they use, instead of rings, a pointed stick, and throw it at a mark upon the ground.