Ah-móu‑a, The Whale, One of Kee-o-kúk’s Principal Braves

George Catlin, Ah-móu-a, The Whale, One of Kee-o-kúk's Principal Braves, 1835, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.9
George Catlin, Ah-móu-a, The Whale, One of Kee-o-kúk's Principal Braves, 1835, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.9
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Artwork Details

Title
Ah-móu‑a, The Whale, One of Kee-o-kúk’s Principal Braves
Artist
Date
1835
Location
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 — Sauk and Fox
  • Portrait male — whale
Object Number
1985.66.9
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.9

Artwork Description

George Catlin painted this portrait at a Sac and Fox village in 1835. He described the subject as “holding a handsome war-club in his hand.” (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition)

Works by this artist (2 items)

Walter Ufer, After Them, 1928, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1993.48.8
After Them
Artist
Date1928
oil on canvas
On view
Walter Ufer, Callers, ca. 1926, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper, Jr., 1984.66
Callers
Artist
Dateca. 1926
oil on canvas
On view