Chon-Ca-Pe

Amerikanische Grafik 1837–1850, 1837

The image depicts the upper body of a person with a solemn facial expression. They are adorned with a red headdress featuring upright feathers and face paint with red and turquoise lines and dots. The person wears a necklace with animal teeth or claws, a strand of blue beads, and a round medallion. They also have large, beaded earrings and a thick white fur or plush robe over their shoulders. In their hand, they hold an object resembling an arrow or a stylized weapon. The background is plain.
Artist
Amerikanische Grafik 1837–1850
Date
1837
Type
Print
Medium
hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
image (irregular): 32.7 × 25.4 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image depicts the upper body of a person with a solemn facial expression. They are adorned with a red headdress featuring upright feathers and face paint with red and turquoise lines and dots. The person wears a necklace with animal teeth or claws, a strand of blue beads, and a round medallion. They also have large, beaded earrings and a thick white fur or plush robe over their shoulders. In their hand, they hold an object resembling an arrow or a stylized weapon. The background is plain.

Amerikanische Grafik 1837–1850