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Wahk-ta-ge-li, A Sioux Warrior
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Wahk-ta-ge-li, A Sioux Warrior

Artist/Maker Karl Bodmer Switzerland, 1809 - 1893
Datec. 1838
MediumBlack and white aquatint; etching; roulette
Dimensionsimage: 20 × 14 1/2 in. (50.8 × 36.8 cm) frame: 27 × 23 1/8 in. (68.6 × 58.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert J. and Geraldine W. Dellenback, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW1991.049.008
ClassificationsPrint
Subject
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DescriptionBlack and white image of an Indian wearing traditional dress. Holding hatchet with medalion around his neck.
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Karl Bodmer
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