Chippewa Woman And Child In Cradleboard

Description: 

"Pub. By E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia, PA. Lehman and Duval Lith'rs." See additional information on card. See original engravings in "The Indian Tribes of North America" located in Paper Archives.

Colored Lithographs. [cross reference] P27694-27814 located in PAPER ARCHIVES in the albums THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA. fourth plate, book four: CHIPPEWAY SQUAW & CHILD. pub. by E.C. Biddle, Philad. Printed & coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment... Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1837... "The Indian Tribes of North America No.4 Philadelphia: E.C. Biddle, [erased: illegible] 23 Minor Street. Price six dollars per number: Sold To Subscribers Only." [addition: 1].

Plate 4 (P27715): Chippeway Woman* and Child. Colored lithograph of an Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) woman carrying a child on her back. Fourth plate in Book 4. *The original description includes the word "Squaw" which is considered a derogatory and offensive term. Please note that the language and terminology used in this collection reflects the context and culture of the time of its creation, and may include culturally sensitive information. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.