Muck-cranium, a Cree from Fort Carlton
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Datec. 1846
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions11 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches (28.3 x 17.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.144
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text"There were some Cree Indians about the fort, which is one of the trading posts of that nation who extended along the Saskatchewan to the Rocky Mountains, and is one of the largest tribes of Indians in the Hudson's Bay Company's dominions." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter VIII
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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