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BT 2489Addih-Hiddisch. A Minatarri Chief.“Abdih-Hiddisch. Mönnitarri-Chef. Chef Meunitarri. A Minatarre Chief.” - Tab. 24. Portrait of Addih-Hiddisch, a Minnetaree Chief. The Minnetaree, also called Hidatsa, are a Siouan people. This chief was a member of the tribal council of his village and keeper of an important medicine bundle, such was his sound reputation that 100 years on the tribe still remembered him as an outstanding leader. Addih-Hiddisch (Maker of Roads) was a frequent visitor to Maximilian and Bodmer's cabin at Fort Clark in th winter of 1833/34. His name is misspelled on all states of the prints. Aquatint and etching by Louis René Lucien Rollet (1809-1862) after a watercolour painting by Karl Bodmer (Joslyn's collection KBA 326), from Prince Maximilian's “Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834”. First state (Ruud 2004, p 157) for a German or French edition, printed by Bougeard, Paris, 1837-43, on wove paper (papier vélin), published by Jakob Hölscher, Koblenz, 1837-42 or by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, 1840-43. Plate mark: 51 x 35 cm, paper size: 51,3 x 35,4 cm. With blind stamp: C. BODMER. Passepartout. sold |
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