Indian Encampment on Big Bay at Owen Sound
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1845
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions6 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (17.5 x 28.3 cm)
Frame: 16 1/2 × 22 1/2 × 1 3/8 inches (41.9 × 57.2 × 3.5 cm)
Frame: 16 1/2 × 22 1/2 × 1 3/8 inches (41.9 × 57.2 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.176
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextKane portrayed scenes of “the great nation of the Ojibbeways, which still inhabits the shores of Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior.” He depicted examples of their traditional homes. The Ojibwa made these wigwams using birch bark. They placed the bark over poles, erected in a circle.
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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