Mih-Tutta-Hang-Kusch, Mandan Village

Description

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 Plate 294. 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.

Original German Title

None

Medium

watercolor and pencil on paper

Dimensions

9 7/8 x 16 7/8

Call No.

JAM.1986.49.167

Approximate Date of Creation

November 1833