Pa-She-Nine, A Chippewa Chief
Datec. 1850
Artist
Charles Bird King
(American painter, 1785–1862)
Printer/Printmaker
John T. Bowen
(British engraver, 1801–1856, active in Philadelphia)
Publisher
Rice, Rutter & Co.
(Philadelphia publisher, 19th century)
Illustration CitationThe History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall (Philadelphia: Rice, Rutter, & Co., 1865–1870).
MediumLithograph with hand coloring
Dimensionssheet: 10 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (26.4 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary R. Seymour; Accessioned, 2019
Object number2019-35
On View
On viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextAn Ojibwe (or Chippewa) chief, Pa-She-Nine prominently wears a "peace medal" or "predisential medal," likely given to this indigenous leader by the government of the United States in recognition of a treaty. The tradition of peace medals dates to the colonial era, when the British and French governments gave them to Native leaders. While peace medals were worn proudly by some indigenous leaders, others refused them in the 1800s, considering the United States government unreliable in its negotiations.
