Shin-Ga-Ba-W'ossin
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).
MediumColor lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 9 15/16 × 6 3/4 in. (25.2 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-507
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextShin-Ga-Ba-W'ossin (c. 1763–c. 1830) was an Ojibwa chief, warrior, and diplomat. He was enlisted by the British to fight in the War of 1812. In the early 19th century, he was a prominent representative of the Ojibwa, serving as a delegate and signing treaties.A portrait painter based in Washington, D.C., King painted many Native American leaders when they visited the nation's capital. His portraits were reproduced as lithographs for the three-volume publication History of the Indian Tribes of North America.
