Snow shoe dance - Ojibbeway

Catlin, George (1796-1872)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1860s
Height:
46.0 cm  (18 1/8 in.)
Width:
61.9 cm  (24 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on card mounted on paperboard

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    Paul Mellon Collection[Museum inv. no.: 1965.16.136]

Description

Two men dancing. --- From the artist's own catalog: This picturesque dance is given by the hunters, with songs of thanks to the Great Spirit, when the first snow of winter falls, which is to improve their hunting.

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Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

192