Amon Carter print details
A color print of an Indigenous man wearing a feathered headdress, face and torso painted in red and white, wearing a red loincloth, and holding a red hatchet.

Mato-Tope, Adorned with the Insignia of his Warlike Deeds.

Karl Bodmer (1809-1893)

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1840-1844

  • Object Type

    Prints

  • Medium

    Mezzotint, aquatint, and etching with applied watercolor

  • Contributors

    Engraved by Johann Hürlimann

    Published by Jakob Hoelscher

    Printed by Bougeard

    Published by Ackermann and Co.

    Edited by Arthus Bertrand

  • Object Format

    Book

  • Dimensions

    23 7/8 x 17 5/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.r.: Tab. 14.

    l.l.: Print d'ap. nat. par Ch. Bodmer \ Gesmückl mit den Zeichen seiner Kriegsthaten. \ Coblenz bei J. Hölscher.

    l.c.: MATO-TOPE \ ADORNED WITH THE INSIGNIA OF HIS WARLIKE DEEDS. \ London published by Ackermann & Co. 96 Strand. \ [blind stamp]

    l.r.: Gravé par J. Hurlimann \ Paré des emblèmes de ses faits d'armes. \ Paris, Arthus Bertrand, éditeur

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    1965.169.37

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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