Little Eagle, ​“Wad-ben-de-ba”

Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Little Eagle, "Wad-ben-de-ba", 1822, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert Cohen, 1985.66.167,380
Unidentified, Charles Bird King, Little Eagle, "Wad-ben-de-ba", 1822, oil on wood, 17 5⁄8 x 13 3⁄4 in. (44.7 x 34.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert Cohen, 1985.66.167,380
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Artwork Details

Title
Little Eagle, ​“Wad-ben-de-ba”
Artists
Unidentified
Date
1822
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
17 5⁄8 x 13 3⁄4 in. (44.7 x 34.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert Cohen
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Little Eagle — bust
  • Portrait female — Wad-ben-de-ba — bust
  • Indian — Pawnee
Object Number
1985.66.167,380
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.167,380

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Charles Bird King, Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees, 1821, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Helen Barlow, 1985.66.384,222
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Charles Bird King, Miss Satterlee, ca. 1830-1839, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Albert M. Pitcher, Jr., 1976.117
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Dateca. 1830-1839
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Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Apauly-Tustennuggee, 1825, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,322
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Date1825
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Charles Bird King, AP-PA-NOO-SE. SAUKIE CHIEF, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1836, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1985.66.153,264
AP-PA-NOO-SE. SAUKIE CHIEF, from History of the Indian…
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Dateca. 1836
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Not on view

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