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Pehriska-Ruhpa, Moennitarri Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance
Karl Bodmer • 1834
Full-length portrait of Pehriska-Ruhpa (Two Ravens), chief of the Hidatsa, in full Dog Dance regalia. One of the most iconic images of a Plains Indian warrior, showing elaborate feathered headdress and body paint. The Hidatsa were neighbors to the Mandan, whom Lewis and Clark visited in 1804–05.
Scene Location
Hidatsa Village, near Washburn, North Dakota
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