A Native American of the Jibboway tribe, circa 1776-1778 Digital
Dates
- Creation: circa 1776-1778
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Physical Description
1 drawing :
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (39 drawings in 2 boxes)Physical Location
pf
Dimensions
13 x 9 cm.
General note
Depicts full-front portrait of a man with capote and hood, with right arm crossing chest.
Recto includes text in ink: "A Jibboway Indian - "
No text on verso.
Walsh notes: "an occasional visitor to the Detroit area from the far north."
Dunnigan notes that the subject was "likely an Ojibwa chief from the Lake St. Clair villages."
Repository Details
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