Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch, Mandan Village

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch, Mandan Village

Date

November 1833

Dimensions

10 × 16 15/16 in. (25.4 × 43 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.167

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

This view of Mih-Tutta-Hang-Kusch from the prairie provides a good sense of the size of the village and the dense arrangement of lodges. Portions of the partially fallen defensive palisade are again visible here, as in the river view shown in Image 1986.49.166. Just outside the palisade is a tipi, probably the camp of a visitor from another tribe. Scattered across the prairie are indications of burial scaffolds. In the foreground are high stakes wrapped with feathers and other sacred offerings or symbols. Maximilian saw many shrines like this near the village, but could not always learn their meaning.

References in Journal

November 19, 1833

Labels:

structure

Approximate Depicted Location:

Mih-Tutta-Hang-Kusch, Mandan Village