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Bison Dance of the Mandan Indians in front of their medicine lodge.

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Title Bison Dance of the Mandan Indians in front of their medicine lodge.

Creator Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893

Publisher London: Ackermann and Co.

Date 1836-1841?

Place North America

Language English, French, German

Subjects Clothing and dress, Indian dance, Mandan Indians, Rites and ceremonies

Description Tableau 18 in atlas: Illustrations to Maximilian, Prince of Wied's Travels in the interior of North America. Depiction of a ceremony of the Buffalo Bull Society of the Mandan Indians. Members are wearing headdress of bison hide with attached horns. Two members are wearing full bison head masks. Others wear bulls tails, cloth tails and carry lances or curved wands. In 1836 Maximilian commissioned Bodmer to create illustrations to accompany the text of his atlas documenting their travels. These illustrations include 81 plates of aquatints.

Extent 1 drawing; 44 x 60 cm

Format Aquatints

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Call Number VAULT oversize Graff 4649

BibID 99685638805867

Projects Tag Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 6648px × 5458px 103.83 MB

File Created 07/31/2012

Filename 99685638805867_NL004670.tif

Unique Identifier NL11X55J

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