Ráw-no-way-wóh-krah, Loose Pipestem, a Brave

George Catlin, Ráw-no-way-wóh-krah, Loose Pipestem, a Brave, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.120
Copied George Catlin, Ráw-no-way-wóh-krah, Loose Pipestem, a Brave, 1832, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.120
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Artwork Details

Title
Ráw-no-way-wóh-krah, Loose Pipestem, a Brave
Artist
Date
1832
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
  • Indian — Oto
  • Portrait male — Loose Pipestem
Object Number
1985.66.120
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.120

Artwork Description

George Catlin painted Loose Pipestem’s portrait “full length . . . in a tunic made of the entire skin of a grizzly bear, with a head-dress of war-eagle's quills.” (Catlin, Letters and Notes, vol. 2, no. 34, 1841; reprint 1973)