Skip to main contentDescriptionIndian man holding rifle with another rifle slung over back. Body wrapped in hide with hair tied on top of his head.
Mexkemahuastan, Chief of the Gros-ventres des Prairies
Artist/Maker
Karl Bodmer
Switzerland, 1809 - 1893
Datec. 1838
MediumBlack and white aquatint; etching; roulette; engraving
Dimensionsimage: 12 1/4 × 9 in. (31.1 × 22.9 cm)
frame: 27 1/8 × 23 1/8 in. (68.9 × 58.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert J. and Geraldine W. Dellenback, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW1991.049.012
ClassificationsPrint
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