Joseph Hin-Mah-Too-Yah-Lat-Kekht, Chief of the Nez Percé Indians

Olin Levi Warner

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Olin Levi Warner (American, 1844–1896). Joseph Hin-Mah-Too-Yah-Lat-Kekht, Chief of the Nez Percé Indians, 1889. Bronze, 17 9/16 × 17 11/16 × 2 1/8 in., 14 lb. (44.6 × 44.9 × 5.4 cm, 6.35kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. C.V. Sanborn, 18.189. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Joseph Hin-Mah-Too-Yah-Lat-Kekht, Chief of the Nez Percé Indians

Date

1889

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

17 9/16 × 17 11/16 × 2 1/8 in., 14 lb. (44.6 × 44.9 × 5.4 cm, 6.35kg)

Signatures

Inscribed along bottom edge in center, in script: ' "Olin L. Warner / Sculptor" / Portland Oregon / November 1889. '

Inscriptions

Inscribed sideways on left side, in raised capitals: ' "JOSEPH" / HIN-MAH-TOÓ-YAH-LAT-KEKHT ' and on right side: ' CHIEF OF THE / "NEZ PERCÉ" INDIANS '

Markings

Stamped on verso, bottom center: ' JNO. WILLIAMS / NEW YORK. '

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. C.V. Sanborn

Accession Number

18.189

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