Pehrishka-Ruhpa-Moennitiarri, Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance

Pehrishka-Ruhpa-Moennitiarri, Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance

c. 1809-1893
Artist
Karl Bodmer, Swiss, 1809-1893
Object
print
Accession Number
1956.464
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Frederic H. Douglas
Karl Bodmer (Swiss). Pehrishka-Ruhpa-Moennitiarri, Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance. c. 1809-1893. Gift of the Estate of Frederic H. Douglas. 1956.464.
Dimensions
sheet height: 23 3/8 in, 59.3725 cm; sheet width: 17 in, 43.18 cm; mat height: 27 3/4 in, 70.485 cm; mat width: 21 1/2 in, 54.61 cm
Inscription
TR - Tab.28 23 BC - Ch Bodmer pina ad nat./ Imp de Bougeard/ Rene Bollet sc. PEHRISKA-RUHPA./ Monnitorri Kriger im Auzuge des Hundetanzes/ Guerrier Mannitarri costume pour la Danse du Chien./ MOENNITARRI WARRIOR IN THE COSTUME OF THE DOG DANSE. Coblenz bei J. Holscher/ London published by Ackermann (symbols) 90 Strand/ Paris. Arthus Bertrand, editeur Br- IP-160-G/ (illegible) TAB23 / #23/ E-SZ-9-XIX-1149
Department
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Collection
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Known Provenance
Frederic H. Douglas [1897–1956]; By bequest to The Denver Art Museum, 1956.
Exhibition History
  • “The Western: An Epic in Art and Film” — Denver Art Museum, 5/28/2017 – 9/9/2017
  • "Once Upon a Time...The Western: A New Frontier in Art and Film"—Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 10/9/2017 - 1/21/2018