In late 1833, the Europeans were introduced to a number of chiefs at Fort Clark, North Dakota. Prince Max, in the dark green coat, holds a fowling piece; Bodmer, the artist, stands on his left. His figure is, alas, slightly distorted because I was unable to get the book to lay flat, but you can see that besides his rifle, he has a bag that most likely contains paper, pencils, and colours to make his sketches. Bodmer and Prince Max spent nearly five months at Fort Clark over the winter of 1833-34, when the Prince conducted a detailed ethnographic survey of the neighbouring Minataree culture.
Loading contexts...
