COLLECTION NAME:
John Russell Bartlett Collection
Record
Record number:
JRB122
Title:
[Digger Indian of the Napa ValleyUnidentified Indian]
Place:
Napa Valley, California
Date:
March 21, 1852
Image technique:
pencil sketch on beige paper
Image dimensions:
7.3 x 10.1 inches
Narrative description:
Portrait of an Indian with a drawn bow, wearing only a headband and loincloth. This is evidently one of the "Indians of the Napa Valley" described by Bartlett as Digger Indians. There is no identification on either side of the paper on this drawing.
Notes:
Related drawing: none. Personal Narrative derivative: none.
Creators:
John Russell Bartlett
Subject:
Portrait
Normalized date:
1852.03.21
JRB122
