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WA-KAWN, A WINNEBAGO CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

  • Charles Bird King, WA-KAWN, A WINNEBAGO CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1841, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.153,218

Title
WA-KAWN, A WINNEBAGO CHIEF., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America
Artist
Copy after Charles Bird King
Printer
J. T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment
Publishers
McKenney and Hall
John T. Bowen
Date
ca. 1841
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 19 5⁄8 x 13 3⁄8 in. (49.9 x 34.0 cm)
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Museum purchase

Mediums Description
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Classifications
Graphic Arts
Print
Keywords
  • Portrait male – Snake – bust
  • Dress – ethnic – Indian dress
  • Ethnic – Indian – Winnebago
  • Occupation – other – chief
Object Number
1985.66.153,218
Palette
Linked Open Data URI

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