O-be-lohts-dy-ke-dy-ke (The Wise Man Who Teaches), (painting)

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Notes: Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 453; Cartoon No. 453. Zurumati. O-be-lohts-dy-ke-dy-ke (The Wise Man who Teaches); a celebrated sorcerer, speaking to the Sun, whilst his portrait is being painted. 1852. [P. 70; exhibited under heading: "South American Portraits."]; 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.