Collection Highlights
Salver
Date:
1772-1773
Object Number:
1928.24
Medium:
Silver
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An Ojibbeway Robe (Facsimile)
Object Number:
1872.23.205
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 205. / An Ojibbeway Robe. (fac-simile)"
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: Catlin's reproduction of the markings on a Ojibway buffalo skin robe, probably belonging to a spiritual leader; a complex series of symbols: an alligator, porcupine, deer, fox, buffalo, bear, weasel, prairie dog, marmot, beaver, several kinds of fish, horses, turtles, frogs; an owl, egret, pelican, spider, snail; wounded enemy warriors, knives, pipes, a bowl with spoon, a bow, footprints, a moon and sun
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.
