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Asabonish or "The Raccoon," Ottawa Chief, with his Daughter
Asabonish or "The Raccoon," Ottawa Chief, with his Daughter
Asabonish or "The Raccoon," Ottawa Chief, with his Daughter

Asabonish or "The Raccoon," Ottawa Chief, with his Daughter

Artist (Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Date1845
Mediumoil on paper
Dimensions12 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches (31.1 x 24.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.191
ClassificationsPaintings
Label Text"Six miles from Manetouawning is another village called Wequimecong, comprising fifty or sixty houses, and a Catholic mission with a church. I made a sketch of the principal chief, named Asabonish, 'the Racoon,' and his daughter. He belongs to the tribe of Ahtawwah Indians." 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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