Amon Carter print details
A color print of two Indigenous women in traditional dress, hairstyles, and face paint looking at each other.
A color print of two Indigenous women in traditional dress, hairstyles, and face paint looking at each other.

Woman of the Snake-Tribe. Woman of the Cree-Tribe.

Karl Bodmer (1809-1893)

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1840-1844

  • Object Type

    Prints

  • Medium

    Mezzotint, etching, and aquatint with applied watercolor

  • Contributors

    Engraved by Paul Legrand

    Published by Jakob Hoelscher

    Printed by Bougeard

    Published by Ackermann and Co.

    Edited by Arthus Bertrand

  • Object Format

    Book

  • Dimensions

    17 1/2 x 23 15/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.r.: Tab. 33.

    l.l.: Print d'après nat. par Ch. Bodmer. \ SCHLANGEN-INDIANERINN. \ INDIENNE SERPENT. \ WOMAN OF THE SNAKE-TRIBE. \ Coblenz bei J. Hölscher.

    l.c.: Imp. de Bougeard \ London published by Ackermann & Co. 96 Strand. \ [blind stamp]

    l.r.: Gravé par P. Legrand. \ CRIH-INDIANERINN. \ INDIENNE CRIH.\ WOMAN OF THE CREE-TRIBE. \ Paris, Arthus Bertrand, éditeur.

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    1965.169.39

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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