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Na-taw-waugh-cit or "The Man that was Born"
Na-taw-waugh-cit or "The Man that was Born"
Na-taw-waugh-cit or "The Man that was Born"

Na-taw-waugh-cit or "The Man that was Born"

Artist (Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1846
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions11 5/8 x 8 5/16 inches (29.5 x 21.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.185
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThis portrait of a Saulteaux Indian was probably made at the time that Kane accompanied the Métis on a buffalo hunt. Although not mentioned in the text of Wanderings, this portrait is identified in the Portrait Log which Kane kept on his journey: "Na-taw-waugh-cit A Soto. The man that was born. This man wanted 2 horses for his robe."
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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