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Scalp dance of the Dacotahs
Seth Eastman (American, 1808–1875)
1850
Medium/Technique
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 22 x 30.5 cm (8 11/16 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number52.1609
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 260
DescriptionSeated musicians left, dancers center, before tepees. Mountains in distance. Engraved by S. Burt for H.R. Schoolcraft, History....
InscriptionsInscribed lower left center: S.E. 1850
ProvenanceRobert Carlen; Maxim Karolik; Gift to MFA November 13, 1952