Passítopa, Ponca Man

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Passítopa, Ponca Man

Date

May 11, 1833

Dimensions

11 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (30.2 × 21.6 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.243

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Passítopa ("Four") was another of the three Ponca men taken on board the Yellow Stone on May 11. A brother of the chief Schudegácheh (see Image 1986.49.241), Passítopa had recently achieved some renown for protecting a white friend from an attack by another Indian. He is dressed in everyday garb for this unexpected portrait, his only visible ornament a neckband of bright ribbon or beads.

References in Journal

May 11, 1833

Labels:

genre, portrait

Approximate Depicted Location:

Near White Bear Bluffs, South Dakota