Idols of the Mandan Indians
Idols of the Mandan Indians

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Idols of the Mandan Indians

Sigismond Himely, French, 1801–1872
after Charles Bodmer, French, active 1860–1896
x1951-123

Information

Title
Idols of the Mandan Indians
Maker
Sigismond Himely
after Charles Bodmer
Medium

Aquatint

Dimensions

plate: 42.2 × 36.1 cm (16 5/8 × 14 3/16 in.)
sheet: 59 × 43.5 cm (23 1/4 × 17 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.

Object Number
x1951-123
Culture
European
Type
aquatints, prints
Subject
tribes, figures (representations), landscapes (representations)

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