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Tombs of Assiniboin Indians on Trees
Tombs of Assiniboin Indians on Trees
Tombs of Assiniboin Indians on Trees

Tombs of Assiniboin Indians on Trees

Artist (Swiss, 1809 - 1893)
Datecirca 1839
Mediumhand-colored etching with aquatint on single-ply paper
Dimensionsimage (platemark): 15 1/2 × 11 in. (39.4 × 27.9 cm)
sheet: 21 × 17 1/4 in. (53.3 × 43.8 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LinePartial Gift of Monty A. Stephenson
Object number89.2 F
DescriptionVertical, rectangular image, showing tree-top burial site in dense forest; two or three shrouded bodies on scaffold braced up in a large tree; three wolves in foreground.
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  • Art of the American West
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