Chippewa Picture Writing – Seneca Mask – Eastern Woodlands

Louis Siegriest, Chippewa Picture Writing--Seneca Mask--Eastern Woodlands, 1939, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph H. Lewis, 1973.23.8
Louis Siegriest, Chippewa Picture Writing--Seneca Mask--Eastern Woodlands, 1939, screenprint, image: 34 x 23 1⁄4 in. (86.4 x 59.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph H. Lewis, 1973.23.8

Artwork Details

Title
Chippewa Picture Writing – Seneca Mask – Eastern Woodlands
Artist
Date
1939
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 34 x 23 1⁄4 in. (86.4 x 59.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ralph H. Lewis
Mediums Description
screenprint
Classifications
Subjects
  • Indian — Seneca
  • Dress — costume — mask
  • Indian — Chippewa
  • New Deal — Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project
  • Object — written matter — poster
  • Indian — Eastern Woodlands
Object Number
1973.23.8
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1973.23.8

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