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Culture/People:
Non-Indian  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Frank Micka (Frank Mischa), Non-Indian  Search this
Subject:
Chief John Grass (Charging Bear/Mato-Wata-Kpe/Pah-zhe/Matowatakpe/Pehzi/Pe-ji/Used As A Shield), Sihasapa Lakota (Blackfoot Sioux), 1839-1918  Search this
Previous owner:
Frank Micka (Frank Mischa), Non-Indian, ca. 1879-1950  Search this
Lender:
Frank Micka (Frank Mischa), Non-Indian, ca. 1879-1950  Search this
Seller:
Frank Micka (Frank Mischa), Non-Indian, ca. 1879-1950  Search this
Object Name:
Life cast (No image available)
Media/Materials:
Plaster
Techniques:
Modeled, painted, glazed
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Collection History:
Lent to MAI by the artist in 1917; purchased by MAI from the artist in 1924.
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Catalog Number:
10/9693
Barcode:
109693.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws656f47964-72ec-47d3-bb3a-e9ec48456f19
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_118406