Bad Boy, Qui-we-sain-shis, a Cree Indian.

Bad Boy, Qui-we-sain-shis, a Cree Indian.

Bad Boy, Qui-we-sain-shis, a Cree Indian.

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Introduction

This is a watercolour portrait of Qui-we-sain-shis, a Cree man, by William Armstrong, painted in 1908. It is part of the David Ives Bushnell Collection of Canadiana.

Nation of Maker: Cree
Nation of Origin

Title of the work

Date Made or Date Range: 1908
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

LAC record

Materials

watercolour in red, yellow and white; pencil; wove paper

Techniques or Format

The watercolour is applied over the pencil.

Motifs and Patterns

This is a portrait of Qui-we-sain-shis,a Cree man

Other Notes

A label written in black ink, which may have been from an original mount or mat reads: Bad Boy / Cree.

Dimensions: 0 × 23 × 28.9 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. 2833405
Link to Institution's Collections Database: collectionscanada.gc.ca
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge
Collection Narratives and Histories

This item is part of the David Ives Bushnell collection, which was acquired by LAC from the Peabody Museum in 1981 and 1987. Bushnell was an American anthropologist who acquired a large collection of works of art, documenting the history and life of American aboriginal peoples of different nations.

GKS Reference Number: 22
Approximate Place of Origin

42.3314, -83.0458

Source of Information about Places

The Cree nation are generally of the Western great Lakes region.

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