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Game of Tchungkee, Mandan

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 1004

Dates

  • 1853-1870

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Born in: Wilkes-Barre, PA; Died in: Jersey City, NJ.Active in: U.S.; Europe. Catlin's 1840s and 1850s portraits and paintings of Indian and western culture are important documents in American history, anthropology, and art.

Extent

1 Object : painting : oil on paper ; 18 5/8 x 24 3/4 in., mounted 21 x 27 3/4 in.

Language of Materials

English

Condition

Fair (4).

Related Materials

Negative #327039, 2A13850; 4"x5" slide #903; 35mm slide #1538.

General Note

An exciting gambling game of the Mandans. Depicts group of Indians playing a game with lances and rings, village in background. Mounted on painted green cardboard. Catlin cat. (1871) #173.

Exhibition Note

10/16/1958 - 10/31/1958 "George Catlin." Kennedy Galleries.

Local Note

A-189.

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Sponsor
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
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