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Assiniboine Indians Running a Buffalo
Assiniboine Indians Running a Buffalo
Assiniboine Indians Running a Buffalo

Assiniboine Indians Running a Buffalo

Artist (Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Datec. 1850
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions18 x 29 inches (45.7 x 73.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1982
Object number31.78.231
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextIn September of 1846, Paul Kane stayed at Fort Edmonton during his cross-continental journey. He wrote, "One day, whilst wandering some distance to the south of the fort, I saw two Assiniboine Indians hunting buffaloes. One was armed with a spear . . . the other with a bow formed of ash, with the sinews of a buffalo gummed to the back of it. These they use with great dexterity and force; I have known an instance of the arrows passing through the body of the animal, and sticking in the ground at the opposite side." Kane, "Wanderings," Chapter X
ProvenanceUnknown. Richard A.N. Bonnycastle, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; purchased August 30, 1982 by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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