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Culture/People:
probably Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux] (attributed)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
One Star Bear, Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Donor:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Paper, graphite, watercolor
Techniques:
Drawn, painted
Dimensions:
21.4 x 16.6 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Rosebud Agency; Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA
Date created:
1894
Collection History:
One in a series of drawings by the artist depicting his courtship of his wife; published in the September 9, 1894 St. Louis Post Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) when Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show visited the city; formerly in the collection of Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye); donated to MAI by Joseph Keppler in 1922.
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Catalog Number:
11/2915
Barcode:
112915.000
See related items:
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws661fe6af6-a306-4a14-a621-1ad30dead3d7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_121687