Joe Scheuerle and His Remarkable Indian Gallery
Title:
EAGLE CHIEF, ASSINIBOIN
Artist:
Scheuerle, Joe (1873-1948)
Medium:
Gouache/Paper
Date:
1914
Source:
Gift of the Family of Joe Scheuerle
Object ID:
2003.85.05
Description:
Note by the artist on the back reads "Eagle Chief - Assiniboine...The owner of a buffalo shield, would not sell it, offered him $50 - the reason - the shield has been in his family for 4 generations. These shields are all gone - only 2 in my time and sorry i could not get it. Painted at Lodge Pole - Fort Belknap Res 1914"
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Painting, Eagle Chief, Assinboin, 2003.85.05 (front)Painting, Eagle Chief, Assinboin, 2003.85.05 (front)
Painting, Eagle Chief, Assinboin, 2003.85.05 (back)Painting, Eagle Chief, Assinboin, 2003.85.05 (back)