Native American (Hidatsa) painted bison hide shows: rows of thin parallel lines capped with circles or u-shapes and separated by rows of bold lines; some rows with stick figures; stick figures and clusters of lines border the central design. Collected by Maximilian Prince of Wied from the upper Missouri riverbanks around 1844.
Date
[1900?]
Notes
Formerly F5504.; Title and "(also worked with quills). Minitari Indians. Collected by Prince Maximilian of Wied, Upper Missouri, 1844. Specimen no. IV B202." hand-written on back of print.; R7100324798
Description
1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867--Associated objects.; Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Hidatsa Indians--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Leather painting--1840-1850.; Hides & skins--1840-1850.
Source
Source: Fred Douglas.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
