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A brown skinned man wears a beaded headdress and necklace, with a red cloth around his waist. He carries a wooden staff with a knife tucked at his side.

Unknown Maker, English

Native American Sachem,

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

English, or, European

Title

Native American Sachem

Medium

oil paint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Oil on canvas

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

84.1 x 76.5 cm (33 1/8 x 30 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Unsigned

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Mr. Robert Winthrop

Object Number

48.246

Native American Sachem

Lorén Spears on the Native American Sachem

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Manual / Issue 12

On Further Review
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Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Signature: Unsigned

Publications

Lorén Spears on the Native American Sachem

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K-12 Virtual Visit

Thomas Cole, Landscape (Landscape with Tree Trunks), 1828
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Kunneepaumwuw ut Nahhiggananēuck aukéashut; You are standing on Narragansett lands

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Manual / Issue 12

On Further Review
Read Online

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Nicole Eisenman

November 1, 2019 - May 1, 2021

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

An American Idyll

April 6, 2007 - January 6, 2008

American Painting and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection

June 26, 1987 - January 3, 1988

Cabinetmakers and Collectors

October 3, 1986 - March 1, 1987

A Case for Boxes

October 16 - November 16, 1980

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977

Raid the Icebox 1 with Andy Warhol

April 23 - June 30, 1970

Charles Pendleton House

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