Chief of the Blood Indians, Wonderful Small Ink and Watercolor Portrait penibscot Antique color lithograph

Antique color lithograph

irregular rim on the kitchen island or at the center of the dinner table filled with calla lilies

I am pretty sure it is not silver

10 1/4" long expanded and 1 1/8" in diameter

as does END carved into one side

Chief of the Blood Indians, Wonderful Small Ink and Watercolor Portrait penibscot Antique color lithographI haven't done enough research to know exactly which Native American chief is portrayed in this wonderfully expressive small ink and watercolor drawing painting, but do know that "Blood Indians" refers to the Kainai, or Knawa of southern Alberta, Canada, one of three nations (along with the Siksika and Peigan) comprising the Blackfoot Confederacy. It seems possible that this portrait is of Mi'k ai'stoowa (Red Crow), who signed Treaty 7, an agreement