Penciled on paper attached to dust cover: Judge Skunk - Gros Ventre. On verso: Judge Skunk - 1898-9 Gros Ventre - The Indian name for Skunk was more refined, and they wore the skins in ceremonial / dances. He was a Chief before being elevated to Judge of the Indian Court - with police chief a position great appreciated.

Skunk, Gros Ventre; [Judge Skunk]

Record ID: 415

Date: ca. 1906; [1898-1899]

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 17 x 13 in.

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

Owner: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Accession Number: 0136.433

Provenance: The artist; Thomas Gilcrease, Tulsa, OK; The Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955; present owner by gift

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.

Skunk, Gros Ventre; [Judge Skunk]

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