Two Ottawa Chiefs Who with Others Lately Came Down from Michillimackinac

Two Ottawa Chiefs Who with Others Lately Came Down from Michillimackinac

Two Ottawa Chiefs Who with Others Lately Came Down from Michillimackinac

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Introduction

This is a watercolor painting of two Odawa (Ottawa, Anishinaabe) chiefs. It is from the David Ives Bushnell Collection of Canadiana and dates from 1813-1820. It is very similar in style to two paintings by Rudolph von Steiger (Steiger), "Deputation of Indians from the Chippewa Tribes to the President of Upper Canada, Sir Frederic Ph. Robinson, K.C.B., Major General, etc in 1815," in the National Gallery of Canada and in the GKS, and its companion piece, "Deputation of Indians from the Mississippi Tribes to the Governor General of British North America, Sir George Prevost" of 1814,in the Library and Archives Canada collection and also in the GKS.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

LAC record.

Date Made or Date Range: 1813/1820
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

LAC and National Gallery of Canada record

Materials

Watercolor; pencil; wove paper.

Techniques or Format

This image is done in pencil with watercolor over, on wove paper.

Motifs and Patterns

This is a watercolour of two Odawa chiefs, possibly at Bois Blanc Island near Amherstburg, Ontario. The work was at first thought to be by Joshua Jebb, as his stamp is on it, however it is by an unknown artist. Jebb was stationed at Fort Wellington from 1813 and left Canada in 1820.
The image gives a detailed description of dress, for example the figures wear trade silver, one has an elaborately worked blanket, the other a coat with armband designs. It is very similar in style to works by Rudolph von Steiger or Steiger.

Other Notes

Copy negative 1981-055 C-114375 (back); Copy negative 1981-055 C-114384 (front).

Dimensions: 0 × 29.5 × 24.4 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

LAC record

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Mikan no. 2836441
Collection at Current Location: David Ives Bushnell collection of Canadiana
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1981, 1987
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: David Ives Bushnell Collection
Collection Narratives and Histories

David Ives Bushnell was an independently wealthy American anthropologist, who spent his life studying and writing about the North American Indian. During the course of his career, he acquired a large collection of works of art, documenting the history and life of North American Native peoples, which was given to the Peabody Museum after his death. NA files.
Acquired from the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge.

Exhibition History

Exhibition title: A Place in History. Curators: Art Section, Documentary Art and Photography Division, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1990.10.31-1991.03.31.
Exhibition title: Treasured Memories 6. Curators: Crawley, Michal, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, ON. 2002.02.18 - 2002.11.17.

Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data

LAC record

GKS Reference Number: 25582
Approximate Place of Origin

44.736, -88.788

Source of Information about Places

The Odawa nation are from this region.

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