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Wa-Em-Boesh-Kaa (A Chippeway Chief)
Wa-Em-Boesh-Kaa (A Chippeway Chief)
Wa-Em-Boesh-Kaa (A Chippeway Chief)

Wa-Em-Boesh-Kaa (A Chippeway Chief)

Artist (American, 1785 - 1862)
Daten.d.
Mediumwatercolor and lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions19 x 13 1/4 in. (48.3 x 33.7 cm)
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edgar L. Rossin, 1969
Object number2633.23G
DescriptionHead and shoulder portrait of Native American male smoking longpipe decorated w/feathers & ribbons. Red band painted acorss cheek bones and nose; he wears crown-type headdress with feathers. Silver wrist cuff, & heavy silver neck piece.
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