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Hand-colored lithograph of a man in a red turban and blue fur-trimmed coat, wearing a silver gorget and hoop earrings.

TENS-KWAU-TA-WAW. THE PROPHET., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America

A hand-colored lithograph portrait shows a man in a red turban with a feather plume, a blue fur-trimmed coat, a silver gorget, a red sash, and hoop earrings. He faces forward against a pale ground, with the caption Tens-kwau-ta-waw, The Prophet, printed below on cream paper.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1837-1844
Medium
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2202 × 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

Español: Tens-kwau-ta-waw, El Profeta

Un retrato litografiado a mano muestra a un hombre con turbante rojo y penacho de plumas, chaqueta azul con ribete de piel, gorguera plateada, faja roja y aros en las orejas. Mira de frente sobre un fondo pálido, con la leyenda Tens-kwau-ta-waw, The Prophet, impresa debajo sobre papel crema.

Português: Tens-kwau-ta-waw, O Profeta

Um retrato litografado à mão mostra um homem com turbante vermelho e penacho de plumas, casaco azul com acabamento de pele, gorjeira prateada, faixa vermelha e brincos de argola. Ele olha de frente para um fundo claro, com a legenda Tens-kwau-ta-waw, The Prophet, impressa abaixo, em papel creme.