Natoie-Poóchsen, Piegan Blackfoot Man

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Natoie-Poóchsen, Piegan Blackfoot Man

Date

August 18, 1833

Dimensions

13 7/16 × 9 7/8 in. (34.1 × 25.1 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.294

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Natoie-Poóchsen ("Word of Life") was an uncle of the man pictured in Image 1986.49.281. At the time they were painted, both men were in mourning for a young relative who had been murdered. To indicate the depth of his grief, the old man not only wore plain clothing but also had cut his hair and smeared his head and body with gray-white clay.

References in Journal

A Few Words Regarding the Blackfoot Indians

Labels:

genre, portrait

Approximate Depicted Location:

Fort McKenzie, Montana