O-Jib-Be-Ways

George Catlin (1796-1872)

Date

between 1875 and 1878
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Published by Chatto & Windus
Object Format

Portfolio
Dimensions

23 1/16 x 16 1/4 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. engraved on stone, below image: G. Catlin, Del.
l.l. engraved on stone: (Ent.d. at Sta.rs. Hall.)
l.c. engraved on stone, below image: O=JIB=BE=WAYS. \ No. 1 Ah=qwe=wee=zaints; (the Boy Chief) No. 4. San=mah; (Tobacco) No. 7. Wos=see=als=e=neuh=qua; Woman. \ "2. Pat=au=ah=quot=a=wee-be; (the driving cloud,) war chief, "5. Gish.=e=gosh=e=gee; (the moonlight night) "8. Nib=nab=e=qua; Child \ 3; Wee=nish=ka=wee-be; (the flying Gull) "6. Not=een=a=akm; (strong wind) Interpreter) "9. Ne=bet=neuh=qua; Woman \ The Symbols attached are fac=similes of each man's respective Totem or signature. \ Day & Haghe, Lith.rs to the Queen.
l.r. engraved on stone, below image: On Stone by. Mc.Gahey
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

2004.18.29
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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