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Title An Assiniboin Indian and a Yanktonan Indian

Creator Bodmer, Karl, 1809-1893

Publisher London: Ackermann and Co.

Date 1836-1841?

Place North America

Language English, French, German

Subjects Assiniboine Indians, Bow and arrow, Clothing and dress, Indians of North America, Yankton Indians

Description Tableau 12 in atlas: Illustrations to Maximilian, Prince of Wied's Travels in the interior of North America. Portrait of Noapeh, an Assiniboine Indian and Psihdja-Sahpa, a Yanktonan Indian. Noapeh, on the left, is wearing an antelope horn headdress and beaded shirt with a large quilled rosette on the front and is holding a set of bow and arrows. Psihdja-Sahpa is wearing a Buffalo hide skin, beaded hair ornamentation and gold bands worn above his elbows. 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

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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

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 6356px × 5510px 100.22 MB

File Created 07/31/2012

Filename 99685638805867_NL004664.tif

Unique Identifier NL1211K4

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