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Ko-mÃ¯Â¿Â½Ã¯Â¿Â½n-i-kin-o-haw, Little Whale, a Brave

Late in the autumn of 1830, George Catlin visited Washington, D.C., where he painted members of a delegation of Menominees from Michigan Territory. He described Little Whale as “a brave with his medicine-wand, his looking-glass, and scissors.” (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition

George Catlin

Creation Date: 1831
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 21 1/8 x 16 1/2 in. (53.6 x 42.0 cm)

Object #: 4216
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Partner URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=4216
Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1985.66.221
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