McKenney & Hall Hand Colored Print Encampment Of Piekann Indians Antique Framed

A RARE FIND! Nice antique original McKenney & Hall Hand Colored Print Encampment of the Piekann Indians, near Fort McKenzie on the Muscleshell River Philadelphia: Daniel Rice & James G. Clark, 1842 A fine image from McKenney and Hall's 'Indian Tribes of North America' A detailed print of the bustling military camp of the nomadic Piekann Indians near Fort McKenzie. A subgroup of the Blackfoot tribe, the Piekann or Piegan inhabited the Plains and Prairies of North America and were the quintessential Plains Indians. McKenney and Hall's 'Indian Tribes of North America' has long been renowned for its faithful portraits of Native Americans. The portraits are largely based on paintings by the artist Charles Bird King, who was employed by the War Department to paint the Indian delegates visiting Washington D.C., forming the basis of the War Department's Indian Gallery. Most of King's original paintings were subsequently destroyed in a fire at the Smithsonian, and their appearance in McKenney and Hall's magnificent work is thus our only record of the likenesses of many of the most prominent Indian leaders of the nineteenth century. Framed, wood frame with glass Approximate dimensions as photographed Ready to hang Antique Condition: This is a used antique item that shows use and wear commensurate with age, including tear as photographed. See photos for detailed condition. ***Signature Confirmation required to take receipt of this shipment***