ME-TE‑A, A POTTAWATOMIE CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

Charles Bird King, ME-TE-A, A POTTAWATOMIE CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1838, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.153,288
Charles Bird King, ME-TE-A, A POTTAWATOMIE CHIEF., 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, 1985.66.153,288
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Artwork Details

Title
ME-TE‑A, A POTTAWATOMIE CHIEF., 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
  • Portrait male — Kiss Me
  • Portrait male — ME-TE‑A
  • Indian — Potawatomi
  • Dress — Indian dress
Object Number
1985.66.153,288
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.153,288

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Robert Riggs, The Boy-Bear's Cub-Brothers, Growing Too Big, Were Sent, Wearing Sacred Wampum Back to Their Natural Home, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.4
The Boy-Bear’s Cub-Brothers, Growing Too Big, Were Sent,…
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Robert Riggs, There Were Once Seven Boys, Who Spent All Their Time Dancing, and so, They Danced Up Into the Sky, And Are There Now: The Pleiades., from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.1
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Robert Riggs, The Spirit of a Bear, Being Released from Its Body, Carries a Plea for Good Hunting to the Manitu Above, from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.12
The Spirit of a Bear, Being Released from Its Body, Carries…
Artist
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view
Robert Riggs, Twelve Men, Searching for a Sacrificial Bear, Were Led by the Boy-Bear, Who Always Knew Where a Bear Was Sleeping, Calling Out "There Is a Bear There," and Again, "There.", from the series Legends of the Lenape Indians, ca. 1966, graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Desind, 1986.91.10
Twelve Men, Searching for a Sacrificial Bear, Were Led by…
Artist
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view

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