Wa-Em-Boesh-Kaa, a Chippeway chief / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment. – Antique Print
(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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This rare antique lithograph captures Wa-Em-Boesh-Kaa, a Chippeway chief / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Wa-Em-Boesh-Kaa, a Chippeway chief / drawn, printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment.
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Wa-Em-Boesh-Kaa, a Chippewa (Ojibwa) chief, appears here with a calumet, the ceremonial pipe that marked councils, treaties, and formal agreements among many Native nations and, later, with American officials. The print was drawn and lithographed at I.T. Bowen's establishment in Philadelphia and published by F.W. Greenough around 1836, when portraits of Native leaders sold well to an eastern public following the removal and treaty disputes of the period. The hand coloring was added by hand after printing, so each impression varies slightly in tone and detail.
| Created / published | Philada. : published by F.W. Greenough, c1836. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1830-1840.Lithographs Hand-colored 1830-1840. |
| Subjects | Wa-Em-Boesh-Kaa. Indians of North America--1830-1840. Ojibwa Indians--1830-1840. Tribal chiefs--United States--1830-1840. Calumets--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,125 × 1,458 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217407 |
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