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Minneapolis Institute of Art
Manabosho's Devices

Manabosho's Devices, Seth Eastman, 1849–55

Seth Eastman, portrait

Seth EastmanAmerican, 1808–1875

Manabosho's Devices

1849–55 · Drawing

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Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 2 days ago
In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum

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About the work

Henry Rowe Schoolcraft reportedly collected these pictographs, which he named for the mythic Ojibwe character Manabosho, around Lake Superior. Although it is unclear how accurately the pictographs were transcribed, they were intended to describe a story, chant, or historical event.

Seth Eastman painted four sheets of pictographs as the basis for the illustrations in Schoolcraft's Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition, and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States (1851-57), and these original watercolors are among the 35 works on paper by Eastman in Mia’s collection.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Particulars

1849–55 · aged 41

18081875

Accession number: 2014.31.14

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Pen and ink Romanticism Realism 19th century United States

Sources

Minneapolis Institute of Art
Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain

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