Newberry Library - Missouri Indian, Oto Indian, Chief of the Puncas

Title Missouri Indian, Oto Indian, Chief of the Puncas

Publisher London: Ackermann and Co.

Date 1836-1841?

Subjects Clothing and dress, Indian beadwork, Indians of North America, Missouri Indians, Oto Indians, Ponca Indians

Description Tableau 7 in atlas: Illustrations to Maximilian, Prince of Wied's Travels in the interior of North America. Portraits of a Missouri Indian, Oto Indian, and Chief of the Puncas. The Puca Chief, named Schuh-De-Ga-Che or "He-Who-Smokes", is wearing a large peace medal on a string with the image of U.S. President James Madison. The Oto Indian is wearing a small padlock attached to a beaded necklace. The Missouri Indian named Mahinkacka or "Maker of Knives" is wearing a choker and earrings of "wampum" beads and a commercial or trade blanket. The other men are wearing traditional buffalo-hide skins. 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, Portraits, Works of art

Link to Catalog View record

Call Number VAULT oversize Graff 4649

BibID 99685638805867

Projects Tag Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 6523px × 5209px 97.23 MB

File Created 07/31/2012

Filename 99685638805867_NL004659.tif

Unique Identifier NL1211K5

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