McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 - KEE-SHE-WAA. A FOX WARRIOR., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America - ca. 1843 - T-Shirt

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McKenney and Hall, 1836-1844 - KEE-SHE-WAA. A FOX WARRIOR., from History of the Indian Tribes of North America - ca. 1843 - T-Shirt

This hand-coloured lithograph presents a bust-length portrait of Kee-She-Waa, a Fox warrior, shown against a plain cream field.

Visual Elements & Composition

Cream paper dominates the sheet, with the figure framed in a tight bust vignette on a vertical format. The sitter wears a patterned turban and a striped slate-blue blanket coat trimmed with white fur, with a brick-red neckerchief at the throat. His face carries red paint, and the skin tones sit in warm tan. The printed caption, KEE-SHE-WAA and A FOX WARRIOR, anchors the lower edge and identifies the sitter directly.

Meaning & Symbolism

The portrait comes from Thomas McKenney and James Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, published in the 1830s and 1840s, and this plate appeared in the 1843 edition. The series paired individual portraits with ethnographic text to record tribal leaders during a period of treaty-making and territorial change on the American frontier. Kee-She-Waa's name and title place him within that record of Fox (Meskwaki) leadership, and the formal, documentary style reflects the publication's aim of preserving the identity of the people it depicted.

Bringing the Portrait to Your Wardrobe

A chest-sized print suits a bust portrait well, because the composition is built around one face and one upper body. The turban, coat and red face paint read clearly when the shirt is worn and seen up close, so the figure stays the focal point. The cream field and blue-and-red accents pair easily with everyday layers.

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