AHYOUWAIGHS. CHIEF OF THE SIX NATIONS., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

Charles Bird King, AHYOUWAIGHS. CHIEF OF THE SIX NATIONS., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1838, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.153,292
Charles Bird King, AHYOUWAIGHS. CHIEF OF THE SIX NATIONS., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1838, hand-colored lithograph on paper, sheet: 19 5⁄8 x 13 1⁄2 in. (49.9 x 34.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.153,292
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Artwork Details

Title
AHYOUWAIGHS. CHIEF OF THE SIX NATIONS., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America
Artist
Lithographer
Printer
I. T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment
Publishers
McKenney and Hall
Date
ca. 1838
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 19 5⁄8 x 13 1⁄2 in. (49.9 x 34.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — other — chief
  • Indian — Mohawk
  • Portrait male — Brant, John
  • Dress — Indian dress
  • Portrait male — AHYOUWAIGHS
Object Number
1985.66.153,292
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.153,292

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Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Apauly-Tustennuggee, 1825, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,322
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Charles Bird King, Miss Satterlee, ca. 1830-1839, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Albert M. Pitcher, Jr., 1976.117
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Charles Bird King, Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees, 1821, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Helen Barlow, 1985.66.384,222
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Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Little Eagle, "Wad-ben-de-ba", 1822, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert Cohen, 1985.66.167,380
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Copy after Charles Bird King
Date1822
oil on wood
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