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Bison Dance of the Mandan Indians, in front of their Medicine Lodge
Artist/Maker
Karl Bodmer
(Switzerland, 1809 - 1893)
Datec. 1837
MediumBlack and white aquatint; mezzotint; etching
Dimensionsimage: 16 1/4 × 21 1/4 in. (41.3 × 54 cm)
frame: 23 × 27 in. (58.4 × 68.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Robert J. and Geraldine W. Dellenback, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Terms
Object numberW1991.049.019
DescriptionGroup. Indians in foreground crouched over in dance movement. Other men with buffalo heads and spears dancing in background.Status
Not on view