Pash-ee-pa-hó, Little Stabbing Chief, a Venerable Sauk Chief

George Catlin, Pash-ee-pa-hó, Little Stabbing Chief, a Venerable Sauk Chief, 1835, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.11
Copied George Catlin, Pash-ee-pa-hó, Little Stabbing Chief, a Venerable Sauk Chief, 1835, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.11
Free to use

Artwork Details

Title
Pash-ee-pa-hó, Little Stabbing Chief, a Venerable Sauk Chief
Artist
Date
1835
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Recreation — leisure — smoking
  • Dress — Indian dress
  • Indian — Sauk and Fox
  • Portrait male — Little Stabbing Chief
  • Portrait male — Little Stabbing Chief — full length
  • Dress — accessory — shield
Object Number
1985.66.11
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.11

Artwork Description

“Pash-ee-pa-ho (the little stabbing chief), a very old man, holding his shield, staff and pipe in his hands; has long been the head civil chief of this tribe; but, as is generally the case in very old age, he has resigned the office to those who are younger and better qualified to do the duties of it.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 56, 1841; reprint 1973)