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Title
No. 44: Narbona, Head Chief of the Navajos
Subject
- Indigenous men
- Indigenous leadership
- Diné (Navajo)
Description
A black and white wash drawing on medium-weight paper by Edward Meyer Kern based on a sketch by his brother, Richard H. Kern, depicting Narbona, an influential member of the Navajo Nation who is often referred to externally as their Head Chief at the time. This side profile portrait shows Narbona in his traditional cloth shawl and head wrap, and is dated the same as when Narbona was killed and scalped in a confrontation with the US Army expedition the Kern brothers were traveling with.
Creator
Kern, Edward Meyer, 1823-1863
Location Covered
Chuska Mountains (Ariz. and N.M.)
Contributors
Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853
Source
ANSP-Coll-0146, Box 1, Folder 6
Identifier
ansp_146_26239_044
Notes
Cataloging made possible by The Getty Grant Program.
Relation
Richard H. Kern and Edward Meyer Kern Illustrations of the American Southwest
Contributing Institution
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
