Buffalo Chase over Prairie Bluffs
1832-1833
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 60.9 × 73.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-137818
“In the chase of the buffalo, or other animal, the Indian generally ‘strips’ himself and his horse, by throwing off his shield and quiver, and every part of his dress, which might be an encumbrance to him in running; grasping his bow in his left hand, with five or six arrows drawn from his quiver, and ready for instant use. In his right hand (or attached to the wrist) is a heavy whip, which he us…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Registry history
- 1832-1833 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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