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Yo-yout-mel-knups / Strong Eagles Dream

Yo-yout-mel-knups / Strong Eagles Dream - Painting
Accession #: 4300.1
Title: Yo-yout-mel-knups / Strong Eagles Dream
Object Type: Painting
Participants:
Flett, George (creator)
Physical Description: Gouache or water media painting on large ledger pages from Moscow plat book. Smaller figure, man in traditional dress plays flute at bottom within a teepee shape with eagle head above door. Bust of larger male figure is centered above the teepee and holds feather fan. Stylized elk or deer with horns flank either side of figures. Inscription, lower left corner: Yo-Yout-Mel-Knups, Strong Eagle's Dream. Lower right corner: George Flett, Spokane Left edge: Ledger by George Flett, Spokane; Spokane Indian Reservation, Wellpinit, Washington; Allotment #191
Category: Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
American Indian (Diversity), Figurative (Artwork->Subject), Painting (Artwork)
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions HxW 27 x 19 1/2"
Frame Dimensions H x W x D 36 1/4 x 28 1/4"
Marks/Inscription:
Inscription, lower left corner: Yo-Yout-Mel-Knups, Strong Eagle's Dream. Inscription, lower left corner: Yo-Yout-Mel-Knups, Strong Eagle's Dream. Lower right corner: George Flett, Spokane Left edge: Ledger by George Flett, Spokane; Spokane Indian Reservation, Wellpinit, Washington; Allotment #191
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Copyright:
fair use
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