Hattie Tom of the Apache Tribe
When photographer Frank Rinehart tapped Hattie Tom for a portrait, the Apache woman took out some of her most precious beads to wear in front of the camera in 1899. The Apache are related to the Chiricahua nation who once had more than 15 million acres of territory throughout the Arizona and New Mexico area. And although they initially avoided breeding outside of their group, this eventually changed as the tribe’s expansion was affected by the presence of European colonists.