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BT 4589AMehkskéhme-Sukáhs. Blackfoot-chief. Tátsicki Stomíck. Piékann Chief.“Mehkskeme-Sukahs. Blackfoot-chief. Chef des Pieds-noirs. Blackfoot-chief. Tatsicki-Stomick. Piekann-chef. Chef des Piekanns. Piekann chief.” - Tab. 45. Double portrait of two Blackfoot chiefs, likely worked from two separate watercolour portraits by Bodmer. Tátsicki Stomíck (Middle Bull) was a chief of the Piegan Blackfoot Indians, a tribe speaking an Algonquian language. He was a serious, thoughtful and popular trader, who willingly accepted gifts from the Americans. For Bodmer's watercolour he wore a blue and white trimmed beaded shirt, and had painted his face vivid vermillion and blue. See also No BT4589W. The Blackfoot chief Mehkskéhme-Sukáhs (Iron Shirt) was dressed more elaborately, with a beaded hide shirt, decorated with otter fur and metal trade buttons, while his hair was fixed with bearclaw. Handcoloured aquatint and etching by Jean-Alexandre Allais (1792-1850), after watercolours by Karl Bodmer (Joslyn's collection KBA 247, 248), from Prince Maximilian's “Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834”. First state (Ruud 2004, p 224) for a German or French edition, printed by Bougeard, Paris, 1837-43, on large wove paper (papier vélin), published by Jakob Hölscher, Koblenz, 1837-42 or by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, 1840-43. Plate mark: 37 x 46 cm, paper size: 43 x 62 cm (printed on large paper). With blind stamp: C. BODMER. Larger tear (ca 12 cm) at the lower central part, restored, reaching somewhat into the print. Otherwise very good condition. sold |
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