Fenn, 2007, pg. 338 lists a painting of this title and with these measurements as dating from 1908. The composition with the crowded interior grouping and the strong but hidden light source is a tighter, more glowing version of The Drummers - Crow - A Pause in the Dance of 1906, #389. The Old Tribal Chants is also closely related to two slightly larger paintings, Making Medicine of 1908 and Old Chief's Query. (related images #s271 and 107)

Old Tribal Chants

Record ID: 508

Date: 1908

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 29 7/16 x 35 1/2 in.

Signature / Inscription: LL: J.H.SHARP.

Owner: Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Accession Number: 1974.500

Provenance: The artist; [?]; present owner

Created concurrently with Peter Hassrick's 2018 Whitney West publication The Life & Art of Joseph Henry Sharp, this online catalogue highlights more than 700 works by J.H. Sharp that are held in public collections.

Old Tribal Chants

Related

Making Medicine (1908)

Old Chief's Query (before 1917)

The Malcontents, Old Chief Protesting Against a War Party; [The Chief Talks to a War Party]

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