This black and white studio photograph shows Hollow Horn Bear (Mato He Oklogeca) and Iron Shell (Maza Tanpeska) posing in front of a painted backdrop. Iron Shell is on the left, and Hollow Horn Bear is on the right. Both men are wearing shirts decorated with beading, long pants, beaded moccasins, and presidential peace medals. Hollow Horn Bear wears a feathered headdress, and Iron Shell has two feathers in his hair. Iron Shell holds a cane in his right hand, and Hollow Horn Bear is holding a rifle with both hands. The photograph was taken at the Rosebud Reservation.
Hollow Horn Bear and Iron Shell were brothers. Hollow Horn Bear's portrait is on an old 14 cent U.S. postage stamp and on the old $5 silver certificate. He was born in Sheridan County, Nebraska, and took part in a number of the battles with troops and railroaders. At the Rosebud Agency, he negotiated with General Crook and served as police chief. The Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation is located nine miles north of Valentine, Nebraska, in South Dakota.
