Waa-Kaun-See-Kaa or the Rattle-Snake, a Winnebago Chief
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
James Otto Lewis (American, 1799 – 1858). Waa-Kaun-See-Kaa or the Rattle-Snake, a Winnebago Chief, issued November 1835. Lithograph with watercolor on paper, Sheet: 13 1/8 x 9 11/16 in. (33.3 x 24.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1042.147.11. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Waa-Kaun-See-Kaa or the Rattle-Snake, a Winnebago Chief
Date
issued November 1835
Medium
Lithograph with watercolor on paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/8 x 9 11/16 in. (33.3 x 24.6 cm)
Signatures
Engraved in lower right of image, "J. Barincou P.[illegible superscript]" and, below center of image, "Lehman & Duval Lith.rs"
Inscriptions
Engraved below image, in center: "WAA-KAUN-SEE-KAA / or the / RATTLE-SNAKE / A Winnebago Chief. / Painted at the treaty of Prairie du Chien 1825 by J. O. Lewis."
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X1042.147.11
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