Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch. A Mandan Village

Artist Karl Bodmer (Swiss, 1809 - 1893)

Engraver Friedrich Salathé (Swiss, 1793 - 1858)

Printer Bougeard (French, active 19th century)

Date1841

Mediumaquatint, etching, and roulette on paper, hand-colored

DimensionsSheet: 17 3/8 × 23 3/4 inches (44.1 × 60.3 cm)
Image: 12 × 12 3/4 inches (30.5 × 32.4 cm)
Mat: 21 1/4 × 23 7/8 inches (54 × 60.6 cm)

Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1994

Object number91.121.11

ClassificationsPrints

Label TextPrince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied made a journey to North America in 1832-1834. The German prince hired artist Karl Bodmer to document the trip. Bodmer made sketches of the landscapes and the Indians they saw. Later, Maximilian wrote a book about the journey. Bodmer prepared illustrations for the book from his drawings. He supervised the engravers who made the prints for the book. In this scene, Bodmer depicted the bullboats that the Mandan people used on the river. The Mandan made the boats by stretching buffalo skins over circular frames of willow. In the distance is the village with its domed earthen lodges.

ProvenancePurchased June 1972 through (The Old Print Shop, New York, New York) by Donald S. Graham, Denver, Colorado; purchased November 28, 1994 through (Anderson O'Brien Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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