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Object Number 76-25-10/9528
Display Title Ah Ah Shaw We Ke Shick (Crossing sky) Chief of Rabbit Lake Chippewas
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Ojibwa Indians (Algonquian) Ah Ah Shaw We Ke Shick. (Crossing Sky) Chief of Rabbit Lake Chippewas. A brave and good Indian. Whitney's Gallery, Saint Paul.; From D. A. Robertson, Feb. 29, 1876.
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Proper Name
Subject
  • Chief
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1899
Artist Whitney's Gallery
Culture
  • Southwestern Chippewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Great Lakes; Riverine region; Rabbit Lake
Dimensions Overall: 5.72 x 8.26 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. A. Robertson

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