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1865 Original Hand colored lithograph of AMISKQUEW, A MENOMINIE WARRIOR, from the royal octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America
1865 Original Hand colored lithograph of AMISKQUEW, A MENOMINIE WARRIOR, from the royal octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America
1865 Original Hand colored lithograph of AMISKQUEW, A MENOMINIE WARRIOR, from the royal octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America
1865 Original Hand colored lithograph of AMISKQUEW, A MENOMINIE WARRIOR, from the royal octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America
1865 Original Hand colored lithograph of AMISKQUEW, A MENOMINIE WARRIOR, from the royal octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America
1865 Original Hand colored lithograph of AMISKQUEW, A MENOMINIE WARRIOR, from the royal octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America
1865 Original Hand colored lithograph of AMISKQUEW, A MENOMINIE WARRIOR, from the royal octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America

1865 Original Hand colored lithograph of AMISKQUEW, A MENOMINIE WARRIOR, from the royal octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America

AMISKQUEW, A MENOMINIE WARRIOR.
Hand colored Lithograph, 1865
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 royal octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America, published by Rice & Hart in Philadelphia and hand colored & printed by J.T. Bowen in 1865: A very desirable important and appealing portrait from the superb 1865 royal octavo edition published by Rice & Rutter, Rice and Hart listed as publisher on the print, the litho printed & hand colored by J.T Bowen. Printed on nice thick paper, verso blank. The colors are very rich and deep. The plates from this collection are among the most superbly executed and historically important American history of the 19th century.

 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.  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.

The Menominee (also spelled Menomini; known as Mamaceqtaw, "the people" in their own language) are a nation of Native Americans living in Wisconsin but also originating in Michigan. The name Menominee means "wild rice" (literally "good seed") in the Ojibwe language, as wild rice is one of their most important traditional staples...The tribe originally lived in what is now upper Michigan around Mackinac. After selling their lands to the U.S. government in 1854, they were moved to their present reservation. Although their customs are quite similar to those of the Chippewa (Ojibwa), their language has a closer affinity to those of the Fox and Kickapoo tribes.

An Eastern Woodlands tribe, the Menominee belong to the Algonquian language branch of North America. They were known as "folles avoines" by the early French. The Menominees formerly subsisted on a wide variety of plants and animals, with wild rice and sturgeon being two of the most important foods; feasts are still held annually at which each of these is served. The five principal Menominee clans are the Bear, the Eagle, the Wolf, the Crane, and the Moose.