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Bust of a Mohawk Indian on the Grand River
Bust of a Mohawk Indian on the Grand River
Bust of a Mohawk Indian on the Grand River
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Introduction
This is a half-length profile of a Mohawk man, in watercolour, pen and ink. This painting is by Sempronius Stretton and dates from 1804.
Nation of Maker:
Mohawk
Nation of Origin
Title of the work.
Place of Origin:
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range:
1804-06-30
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Materials
Watercolour: red, yellow,blue and brown coloured wash; pen and brown ink; wove paper.
Motifs and Patterns
This is a half-length profile.
Other Notes
The image was removed from a sketchbook: sketch drawn on folio 20, the back.
Dimensions:
0 × 20 × 16.4 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
LAC record
Provenance
Current Location:
Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
Mikan no. 2837077
Link to Institution's Collections Database:
collectionscanada.gc.ca
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1990
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
528
Approximate Place of Origin
43.0703, -80.1184
Source of Information about Places
The Mohawk nation is of the Great Lakes region.