Klikitat Indian

Artist Paul Kane (Canadian, 1810 - 1871)

Datec.1846-1847

Mediumwatercolor and pencil on paper

Dimensions7 x 5 inches (17.8 x 12.7 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.78.13

ClassificationsPaintings

Label Text"Those in the immediate vicinity of the fort are principally Chinooks and Klickataats, and are governed by a chief called Casanov." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter XII In the unpublished manuscript for Pictorial Sketches, Kane described this portrait: "A Klickatat Indian - the mode in which he had twisted up his hair being unusual I enquired the reason, and was told he had taken offence at something, and that this was the common way of showing anger among this tribe."

ProvenanceArtist; by descent to his grandson, Paul Kane III [1889-1958], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; purchased September 17, 1957 through (Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York, New York) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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