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Ongpatonga, Big Elk, Chief of the Omahas and member of 1821-1822 Indian delegation to Washington D.C., oil painting by Charles Bird King, 1822

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Identifier

ptc-1380

Title

Ongpatonga, Big Elk, Chief of the Omahas and member of 1821-1822 Indian delegation to Washington D.C., oil painting by Charles Bird King, 1822

Date

1965

Creator

King, Charles Bird, 1785-1862 (artist)

Logan, Robert Elwood (photographer)

Medium

Transparencies -- Color

Dimensions

4 x 5

Geographic Location

United States

Subject

Anthropology

Painting

Indians of North America

Portraits

Native Americans

Source

AMNH Special Collections: Photographic Transparency Collection, Transparency number:

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Research Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Associated Name

Ongpatonga (ca. 1772-1846)

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Art & Memorabilia

Citation

King, Charles Bird, 1785-1862 (artist) and Logan, Robert Elwood (photographer), “Ongpatonga, Big Elk, Chief of the Omahas and member of 1821-1822 Indian delegation to Washington D.C., oil painting by Charles Bird King, 1822,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/items/show/41553.