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Portrait of Chief Po-ka-gon, a Potawatomi Indian
Portrait of Chief Po-ka-gon, a Potawatomi Indian
Object Number 2004.29.6369
Display Title Portrait of Chief Po-ka-gon, a Potawatomi Indian
Descriptions
Object Description Written on painting: "Chief Po-ka-gon. Pottawattomie. E. A. Burbank."; written on board (verso): "Gift of Frederick A. Delano of Chicago, June 1899. Original painting by Elbridge Ayer Burbank."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Social and Political Figure
  • Drawing and Graphics
  • Proper Name
Subject
  • Chief
  • Portrait
  • Drawing
Department Photographic
Date 1897-1899
Culture
  • Potawatomi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 16.51 x 22.86 cm (6 1/2 x 9 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Frederick A. Delano

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