Otisskun or "The Horn"

Artist Paul Kane (Canadian, 1810 - 1871)

Date1846

Mediumoil on paper

Dimensions13 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches (34 x 20.6 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.78.155

ClassificationsPaintings

Label Text"I made a sketch of one of their chiefs, Otisskun, or 'The Horn' or rather I made a sketch of his back. I did this for the purpose of showing his war-cap, and also to delineate the bag which he carries at his back. These bags are constantly worn, and contain some bones or hair of their deceased relatives. These relics they regard with the greatest veneration, and make them their constant companions, whether riding, walking, or sleeping." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter IX

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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