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1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)
1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)

1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF, from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America (MONKAUSHKA)

McKenney & Hall, History of the Indian Tribes of North America,

MON-KA-USH-KA, plate 77, A SIOUX CHIEF

Hand-Colored Octavo Lithograph after Charles Bird King, Plate No 77.

 Publ. Rice, Rutter & C. 1848-50

Paper size 10 1/4 x 6 5/8" (26.2 x 16.6 cm). Great condition and color.

This original, hand-colored lithograph comes from the octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America, published by Rice, Rutter & Co and the plate number of this lithograph is No 77.

An admirer and supporter of the American Indians, Thomas McKenney spent his tenure in office fighting for their cause and preserving their legacy through a gallery of paintings that were commissioned by various artists. Unfortunately, the original paintings burned in a fire, and all that is left to remember these Indians are the lithographs found in History which were modeled off the paintings.

This print is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America.  It is authentic. Due to its age, it may have slight imperfections such as foxing so, please, examine the octavo carefully to be satisfied, as photos tell better than words.

MON-KA-USH-KA, or The Trembling Earth, is portrayed in his beaded suede leather costume draped in red blanket.  He is holding a sword.  His hair is loose and flowing adorned with feathers.  His face is highlighted with red face paint. 

This portrait represents a young man of the Yankton tribe, of the Sioux nation, who, but a few years ago, occupied an obscure and menial rank. The distinction of grade seems to be a law of human nature, and occurs to some extent even in the least artificial state of society. It is observable among all the Indian tribes. The sons of chiefs and distinguished warriors stand aloof from menial employments, and are early trained to the exercises of war and hunting, while the offspring of indolent or inefficient men receive less consideration, and are apt to be thrown into degrading offices. But in either case, the individual, on arriving at maturity, becomes the artificer of his own fortune, because, in a state of existence, surrounded by danger and vicissitude, where boldness, cunning, and physical qualities are continually called into action, he must rise or sink, in the proportion that he displays the possession or the want of those qualities.