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Potawatomie Life by Woodrow Wilson Crumbo
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography
Photo CaptionPotawatomie Life (detail) - buffalo hunt
Potawatomie Life
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography
Photo CaptionPotawatomie Life (detail) - buffalo hunt

Potawatomie Life

Artist
Year1940
Classification painting
Medium oil on plaster
Dimensionsvarying
Credits Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts 1934 -1943
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
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  • Mural series featuring scenes of Potawatomie life. Contract date March 28, 1939; work installed January 22, 1940.



    Deer - Baby deer standing in front of puddle of water, surrounded by birds and symbols



    Buffalo Hunt - Two Native Americans chase galloping buffalo; on horseback shoots bow and arrow, while the other knifes a buffalo, while clinging to it.



    Peyote Bird



    Wild Horses - Apaches on horseback chases herd of horses across landscape; includes decorative band above. 



    Courting - Man and woman stand facing one another; man is wrapped in blanket which he extends to cover her; vegetation around. 



    Flute Player