Photo of collection object [Hongs-káy-dee (Great Chief)], eldest son of [Shoo-de-ga-cha (The Smoke)], Chief of the Ponca Nation — Catlin, George. [Hongs-káy-dee (Great Chief)], eldest son of [Shoo-de-ga-cha (The Smoke)], Chief of the Ponca Nation, 1868. Oil on paper, 41.9 × 29.8 cm (16 1/2 × 11 3/4 in.) frame: 59.6 × 47.6 × 9.9 cm (23 7/16 × 18 3/4 × 3 7/8 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, gift of the Estate of Belle J. Bushnell, 1946, unknown.

[Hongs-káy-dee (Great Chief)], eldest son of [Shoo-de-ga-cha (The Smoke)], Chief of the Ponca Nation

1868

George Catlin

1796-1872

European and American Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Catlin, George
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Oil on paper
Medium: Oil on paper
Locations: country: United States
Period: 19th Century
Dimensions: 41.9 × 29.8 cm (16 1/2 × 11 3/4 in.) frame: 59.6 × 47.6 × 9.9 cm (23 7/16 × 18 3/4 × 3 7/8 in.)
Departments: European and American Art
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, gift of the Estate of Belle J. Bushnell, 1946
Rights Statement: unknown
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