Maskuhnoonjee or "Big Pike"
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1845
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions13 3/8 x 9 13/16 inches (34 x 24.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.182
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text"I also took a sketch of a chief named Maskuhnoonjee, or the 'Big Pike.' This man was very proud of having his likeness taken, and put on his chief's medal presented by the Government to those they acknowledge as chiefs. I have never known a chief to barter away one of these marks of distinction, which they seldom wear on unimportant occasions." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter I
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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