Virtual ExhibitsTitle:
EAGLE HEAD, ARAPAHO
Artist:
Scheuerle, Joe (1873-1948)
Medium:
Watercolor/Gouache
Date:
1917
Source:
Nippert Collection of Joseph Scheuerle Portraits, donated by Alfred K., Jr. and Kathye H. Nippert
Object ID:
2016.71.39
Description:
Scheuerle wrote, "Eagle Head" - Arapaho - One of the last of the old men, they told me Eagle Head was a famous fighter in his day - His body, he showed me, was covered with old scars from fighting, together with the sun dance scars, showing the cuts on the breast - He was a poor model, went to sleep on me and had to cough to keep him awake - Painted in Corral Camp - Fort Washaki's Agency, Wind River Res, Wyo - 1917...The End of The Sun Dance - he has proved he can take it - and now adopted into the Warrior class."
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Painting, Eagle Head Arapaho, 2016.71.39 (front)
Painting, Eagle Head Arapaho, 2016.71.39 (back)
Painting, Eagle Head Arapaho, 2016.71.39 (front)
Painting, Eagle Head Arapaho, 2016.71.39 (back)
