1848 Original Hand colored lithograph of Young Mahaskah (White Cloud) an Ioway Chief from the first octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America

HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA

Young Mahaskah, an Ioway Chief.
Hand colored Lithograph, 1848
Paper size 10 1/4 x 6 5/8" (26.2 x 16.6 cm).
Good condition and color.

This original, hand-colored lithograph comes from the first octavo edition of McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America, colored, printed and published by  J.T. Bowen, in 1848. in Philadelphia.

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.

Mahaskah, or White Cloud, the elder, was the son of Mauhawgaw, or the Wounding Arrow, who was principal chief of the Pauhoochee, or pierced-nose nation of Indians. Mauhawgaw emigrated, some hundred and fifty years ago, from Michillimacinac to the west bank of the Ioway river, and selected a position near its mouth, where his band kindled their fires and smoked their pipes to the Great Spirit.