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Oil painting, "Hoowanneka or Little Elk, Winnebago Indian, 1824"
Oil painting, "Hoowanneka or Little Elk, Winnebago Indian, 1824"
Object Number 2004.24.16675.2
Display Title Oil painting, "Hoowanneka or Little Elk, Winnebago Indian, 1824"
Descriptions
Object Description Oil painting, "Hoowanneka or Little Elk, Winnebago Indian, 1824" by Charles Bird King
Subject
  • Painting
  • Oil
  • Man
  • Portrait
Department Photographic
Artist David I. Bushnell, Jr.
Culture
  • Winnebago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)

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