Moa-Na-Hon-Ga--Great Walker--An Ioway chief / printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment. – Vintage 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 Moa-Na-Hon-Ga--Great Walker--An Ioway chief / 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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Moa-Na-Hon-Ga--Great Walker--An Ioway chief / printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment.
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Titled with the chief's name, Moa-Na-Hon-Ga, or Great Walker, this hand-colored lithograph records an Ioway leader's dress and regalia in close detail. It was printed and colored at I.T. Bowen's establishment in Philadelphia and published by E.C. Biddle around 1837, a period when American printmakers produced portraits of Native visitors and delegates for eastern audiences. Such images circulated widely and shaped popular ideas about Native leaders, and today they are valued as visual records of the clothing and adornment of the 1830s.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : published by E.C. Biddle, c1837. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1830-1840.Lithographs Color 1830-1840. |
| Notes | Copyright by E.C. Biddle. |
| Subjects | Moa-Na-Hon-Ga. Iowa Indians--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1830-1840. Tribal chiefs--United States--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,181 × 1,474 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218613 |
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