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Idols of the Mandan Indians
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Idols of the Mandan Indians

Artist/Maker Karl Bodmer Switzerland, 1809 - 1893
Datec. 1837
MediumBlack and white aquatint; etching; roulette
Dimensionsimage: 16 1/2 × 14 in. (41.9 × 35.6 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 numberW1991.049.014
ClassificationsPrint
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Descriptionlone Indian wrapped in blanket standing in front of two stick formations . Action and horseback riding in back. Sun is low on horizon. First or second state