Yanktonai Dakota, Northern Plains
Date unknown
Lithograph
Framed 13.5" / 34.3 cm x 18.5" / 47 cm
Provenance: Joyal Arnold, Honolulu, HI
This lithograph depicts Wa Na Ta, also known as Waneta, a Yanktonai Dakota leader identified in 19th-century sources as a Sioux chief, and belongs to the tradition of printed Native American portraiture circulated through illustrated books, travel accounts, and later lithographic editions. The portrait format places the figure in the convention of named leader imagery that was widely produced and distributed in the 19th century as both documentary and commercial material. The Joyal Arnold, Honolulu provenance adds a specific collector history to the piece.
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Yanktonai Dakota, Northern Plains
Date unknown
Lithograph
Framed 13.5" / 34.3 cm x 18.5" / 47 cm
Provenance: Joyal Arnold, Honolulu, HI
This lithograph depicts Wa Na Ta, also known as Waneta, a Yanktonai Dakota leader identified in 19th-century sources as a Sioux chief, and belongs to the tradition of printed Native American portraiture circulated through illustrated books, travel accounts, and later lithographic editions. The portrait format places the figure in the convention of named leader imagery that was widely produced and distributed in the 19th century as both documentary and commercial material. The Joyal Arnold, Honolulu provenance adds a specific collector history to the piece.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
