A Dog Feast (Sioux), (painting)

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Notes: Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 189; Cartoon No. 189. A DOG FEAST (Sioux).--This feast was offered by the Sioux chiefs of the Upper Missouri, in 1832, to Mr. Sanford (the Indian agent), Pierre Choteau, K. McKenzie, and the author. The greatest pledge of respect and friendship which the Indians can give to strangers in their country is given in the "Dog Feast," in which the flesh of their favorite dogs must necessarily be served. [Pp. 44-45; exhibited under heading: "Indian Manners and Customs."]; Catalogue Descriptive and Instructive of Catlin's Indian Cartoons. Portraits, Types, and Customs. 600 Paintings in Oil, with 20,000 full length figures illustrating their various Games, Religious Ceremonies, and other Customs, and 27 Canvas Paintings of Lasalle's Discoveries. New York: Baker & Godwin, Printers, Printing-House Square, 1871.