Wakechai, A Saukie Chief
Datec. 1865
Artist
Charles Bird King
(American painter, 1785–1862)
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 × 6 3/4 in. (25.4 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary R. Seymour; Accessioned, 2019
Object number2019-42
On View
On viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextWakechai, or The Crouching Eagle, was chief of a band of Sac people that resided in what is now Illinois. According to McKenney and Hall, who published this lithograph, Wakechai became a chief because he was a wise leader.
