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Bison Dance of the Mandan Indians, in front of their Medicine Lodge
Bison Dance of the Mandan Indians, in front of their Medicine Lodge

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
Object numberW1991.049.019
DescriptionGroup. Indians in foreground crouched over in dance movement. Other men with buffalo heads and spears dancing in background.
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