White Deerskin Dance

Details

Frederic Remington (1861-1909)
White Deerskin Dance
signed 'Frederic Remington' (lower left)
ink and wash on paper
24¼ x 19¼ in. (61.6 x 48.9 cm.)

Sale room notice

Additional Literature:
P.H. Hassrick, M.J. Webster, Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, Cody, Wyoming, 1996, Vol. II, no. 1660, p. 472, illustrated

Lot Essay

White Deerskin Dance was painted circa 1893 and depicts the Natinixwe or Hupa Indians that live along the Trinity River in the Hoopa Valley of Northern Caifornia. The White Deerskin Dance was part of the tribe's World Renewal Ceremony, often lasting for 10 days or more, and was performed to prevent natural disasters such as crop or salmon run failures.

A copy of a letter of authentication from The Buffalo Bill Memorial Association of Cody, WY accompanies the lot.