Newberry Library - Mah-to-toh-pa (the Four Bears)

Mah-to-toh-pa (the Four Bears)

Overview

Loading details...

You do not have the permission to view Original image

Title Mah-to-toh-pa (the Four Bears)

Creator Catlin, George, 1796-1872

Date 1852-1860

Subjects Clothing and dress, Decoration and ornament, Indians of North America, Mandan Indians, Manners and customs

Description Drawing No. 41. War chief of the Mandan Indian tribe. He is depicted wearing a very elaborate skin dress, decorated with embroidery, a quilled rosette, ermine tails, scalp locks and feathers. His elaborate headdress of War Eagle plumes reaches to the ground and is decorated with horns, denoting his status as Head War Chief of the Mandan Tribe. In his hand he holds a lance or spear heavily decorated with feathers and animal skins.

Format Drawings, Portraits

Link to Catalog View record

Call Number VAULT oversize Ayer Art Catlin 1

BibID 991506298805867

Projects Tag Ayer Art Digital Collection (Newberry Library), Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 4868px × 7284px 101.47 MB

File Created 07/31/2012

Filename 991506298805867_NL004744.tif

Unique Identifier NL11X57Z

Help Need help finding, searching, sharing, or downloading? Check out our help page!