Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mandan (Mah-to-toh-pa, the War Chief, His Wife, and Child)
Object Number:
1872.23.30
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 30. / Mandan"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "98 99"
Description:
Portrait. Studies of Native Americans: Warrior Chief Mah-to-toh-pa, his wife and a young boy
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




