Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man with shoulder-length dark hair wrapped in a gray blanket, wearing a round medal, against a cream background.

Meta-Koosega, Chippewa Warrior, Hand-Colored Lithograph

A hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man with dark, shoulder-length hair, wearing a light gray blanket draped over his shoulders and a dark coat with a round medal on a cord. He turns his head slightly, looking toward the viewer, against a plain cream background. The printed caption appears below the figure.

Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1837-1844
Medium: hand-colored lithograph on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 2177 × 3000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1849).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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