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Drawing relating to the "American Indian" series of designs
Designed by: Walter Mitschke (American (born in Germany), 1886–1972)
Designed for: H. R. Mallinson and Company (American, 1915–1936)
Designed for: H. R. Mallinson and Company (American, 1915–1936)
American
about 1927
Object Place: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Hand drawn pencil on paper, painted in gouache and mounted on board.
Dimensions
Height x width: 22 11/16 x 16 1/4 in. (57.7 x 41.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Joan Brancale
Accession Number2008.1950.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
DescriptionResearch drawings. Items relate to Crow Tribe medicine weapons,shields, percussion instruments
Pencil Notations:
Upper left corner:Crow Sundance Medicine weapons
Middle left side:Shields
Lower right corner: Big Dog Society club
Crazy Dog rattles
Tom-tom
Crow
Pencil Notations:
Upper left corner:Crow Sundance Medicine weapons
Middle left side:Shields
Lower right corner: Big Dog Society club
Crazy Dog rattles
Tom-tom
Crow
ProvenanceEx-collection Walter Mitschke, New York; by descent to Ethel B. Adams Waldorf; between 1985-90, gift of Waldorf to her neice Joan Brancale, Hingham, MA; gift of Brancale to the MFA (Accession date: December 31, 2008)