Fine old hand coloured aquatint engraving of Plain utensils and arms.
In center a wonderful painted Buffalo robe. Mató-Topé Chief of the Mandan painted the basle with a Cheyenne Chief on this skin. (This original robe is to see at the collections of the Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany). The robe is surrounded by arms and utensils for an Indian hunter. Aquatint engraving by Zokke & Hürlimann Paris, Coblenz & London (1839-1841), blind stamp, rare large paper edition! Koblenz 1840
Print size: 30 cm x 43 cm paper size: 43 cm x 63 cm
Very fine old hand colour and printing, some small lighter spots in the margins of the print, otherwise in very good condition.
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Karl Bodmer V21 – BT 2189A
Ref.: University of Nebraska – Lincoln “Encyclopedia of the Great Plains
Karl Bodmer, Denver Art Museum
Offered by Kunstantiquariat Monika Schmidt
$2000
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