Chim-see-an, Chief of the Chimmesyan Indians
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1847
Mediumwatercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions5 1/8 x 7 1/8 inches (13 x 18.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.34
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text"The men sometimes wear a ring through the nose formed of bone, or brass if they can get it; but the practice is not universal." Kane, Wanderings, Chapter XV
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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