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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)
frame: 27 1/8 × 23 1/8 in. (68.9 × 58.7 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Robert J. and Geraldine W. Dellenback, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW1991.049.012
DescriptionIndian man holding rifle with another rifle slung over back. Body wrapped in hide with hair tied on top of his head.On View
Not on view