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Object Number
2004.29.5911
Display Title
Pee-la-ga (Buffalo), painting by George Catlin (1826)
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Ponca Indians (Siouan) / "Buffalo" "Pee-la-ga" Ponca Chief, Catlin, 1826. In possession of family in Philedelphia, Pa. 1920. Value -$15,000.00"
Keywords
- Proper Name
- Painting
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Portrait
- Chief
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Ponca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 13.34 cm (4 x 5 1/4 in.)
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