Ca-Ta-He-Cas-Sa-Black Hoof, principal chief of the Shawanoes / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Ca-Ta-He-Cas-Sa-Black Hoof, principal chief of the Shawanoes / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment., preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Ca-Ta-He-Cas-Sa-Black Hoof, principal chief of the Shawanoes / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment.
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This hand-colored lithograph shows Ca-Ta-He-Cas-Sa, or Black Hoof, principal chief of the Shawnee, whose name appears in the title as a portrait subject. Black Hoof led his people through decades of conflict and treaty-making in the Ohio country, and he was known as a skilled negotiator who sought to keep the Shawnee together as American settlement pressed westward. The print was drawn and printed at I.T. Bowen's Philadelphia lithographic shop and published in 1838, several years after his death in 1831. Its attention to clothing and dress reflects the period's interest in recording Native leaders' appearance, often for portrait collections of the era.
| Created / published | Philada. : published by F.W. Greenough, 1838. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1830-1840.Lithographs Hand-colored 1830-1840. |
| Subjects | Ca-Ta-He-Cas-Sa-Black Hoof. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Shawnee Indians--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Tribal chiefs--United States--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,209 × 1,503 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217415 |
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