Mohongo and Child
Title
Mohongo and Child
Identifier
2947048
Description
This portrait of Mohongo and her baby show her from the waist up. She is wearing a red blouse with multiple strands of beads around her neck and several silverworks either pinned to her blouse or around her neck. Her baby son is holding a peace medal.
Creator
Charles Bird King
Date Created
1830
Source
Osage
Spatial Coverage
Sibley, MO
Abstract
This is the McKenney-Hall print from the painting by Charles Bird King. Mohongo was one of six Osage who had been shipped back from France when their sponsor deserted them there. The Osage had signed a treaty in 1808, which ceded much of their land in Missouri.
Medium
print
Coverage
39.18806, -94.19189 (N 39°11′17″ W 94°11′31)
Access Rights
Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1970-189-104 W.H. Coverdale Collection of Canadiana. Copyright: Expired
Physical Dimensions
Support 36.200 x 27.300 cm
Institution URL
Collection
Citation
Charles Bird King, “Mohongo and Child,” Mapping Anishinaabe Regalia, accessed September 19, 2024, https://iris.siue.edu/anishinaaberegalia/items/show/90.