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Idols of the Mandans
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Idols of the Mandans

Artist/Maker Karl Bodmer Switzerland, 1809 - 1893
Date1839
MediumHand colored aquatint; etching; roulette
Dimensionsimage: 12 × 10 in. (30.5 × 25.4 cm) frame: 26 1/2 × 24 in. (67.3 × 61 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1996.037
ClassificationsPrint
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Descriptionindian in robe standing in front of two ceremonial poles, action and horseback riding in the background. Sun low on horizon. Third state