Ma-Has-Kah or White Cloud, an Ioway chief / [print(?)]ed by C.B. King ; ... Lith. Co. – Historic Print
![Ma-Has-Kah or White Cloud, an Ioway chief / [print(?)]ed by C.B. King ; ... Lith. Co., Philadelphia : published by E.C. Biddle, c1837. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f7/f7f34e80204f-L.webp)
(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 Ma-Has-Kah or White Cloud, an Ioway chief / [print(?)]ed by C.B. King ; ... Lith. Co. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ma-Has-Kah or White Cloud, an Ioway chief / [print(?)]ed by C.B. King ; ... Lith. Co.
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This lithograph presents Ma-Has-Kah, or White Cloud, a chief of the Ioway people, and its catalog record singles out his clothing and dress as a central subject. Philadelphia publisher E.C. Biddle issued the color print around 1837, and the inscription credits C.B. King with the work and a lithographic firm with the printing. Portraits like this sold well to a public eager for images of Western peoples, even as the Ioway and neighboring nations were being pressed off their lands. The picture therefore reflects both that fascination and the pressures of removal.
| 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 | Ma-Has-Kah. 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 | 1,182 × 1,492 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218609 |
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