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Catalog Number CAS 2013-0007-0003   CAS 2013-0007-0003; Lithograph
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Lithograph
Culture Luiseño
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Fritz Scholder (1937-2005)
Date of Manufacture 1979
Collection Name N/A
Materials Paper; Ink
Description Lithograph titled “Sioux Chief” depicting standing male in three-quarter profile, facing right and dressed from head to toe in buckskin; Subject is carrying a feather bundle or an unidentified object that is decorated with feathers, and is printed in shades of purple and black ink, against a rust brown background; “Sioux Chief” is imprinted in upper right corner of lithograph; Edition number (68/150) is written in black pencil along lower left edge and artist’s signature (“Scholder”) is written in black pencil along lower right edge.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 57.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 76.3