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Mandan Chief: Mah-To-Toh-Pah, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Catlin, George 1796-1872  Search this
Subject:
Mah-To-Toh-Pah, Chief  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge Street Omaha Nebraska 68102 Accession Number: 1966.623
Date:
1851
Notes:
National Society of Colonial Dames, Nebraska, 1976.
Coll. Checklist, July 1970.
Coll. Cat., Joslyn Art Museum, "Legacy of the West," Omaha, Nebr Aska, 1982, P.21
(On back:) G. Catlin (dated) signed
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Summary:
Portrait of the Indian Chief in full headdress with buffalo horns and feathers down to ground. A Native American woman holds painted buffalo hide.
Topic:
Ethnic--Mandan  Search this
Figure female  Search this
Dress--Ethnic--Indian Dress  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Control number:
IAP 29990051
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_274852