Rant-Che-Wai-Me
Datec. 1850-55
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 7/16 in. (26.4 × 16.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary R. Seymour; Accessioned, 2019
Object number2019-39
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextRant-Che-Wai-Me is one of the few women pictured in The History of the Indian Tribes of North America and information about her is not easy to find. Her name means Female Flying Pigeon.
