E0616: Chippewa- Drawing

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0616

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

TAG:"Henry Sturdevant, 18yrs., Chippewa, 2nd grade."

Materials:

paper
colorant ➔ pencil

Dimensions:

20.5 cm L
16.5 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Created by Henry Sturdevant who was 18 years old, in the second grade at Bethany Indian Mission school in Wittenburg, Wisconsin.

Use/Function:

Likely a school drawing assignment, part of set of drawings by different students.

Source Locality:

Wittenberg, Wisconsin, USA

Acquisition Date:

circa 1955

Description:

Pencil drawing on paper. Scene of two teepees, a woman, a horse, and a wagon. Made by Chippewa boy at Bethany Indian Mission, Wittenberg, Wisconsin.

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