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Mahsette-Kuiuab...Chief of the Cree-Indians
Mahsette-Kuiuab...Chief of the Cree-Indians
Mahsette-Kuiuab...Chief of the Cree-Indians

Mahsette-Kuiuab...Chief of the Cree-Indians

Artist (Swiss, 1809 - 1893)
Date1839
Mediumhand-colored etching with aquatint on paper
Dimensionsimage (platemark): 12 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (32.4 × 24.1 cm)
frame: 22 × 18 1/4 in. (55.9 × 46.4 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LinePartial Gift of Monty A. Stephenson
Object number89.3 F
DescriptionVertical, rectangular image, showing portrait of Native American head and torso; most of hair piled on top of head; buffalo robe wrapped loosely around him; otherwise bare torso painted with red lines; appears to be blind in one eye.
Collections
  • Art of the American West
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