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Ben Wittick, Navajo Group: Return of the Bear Hunt

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Ben Wittick, Navajo Group: Return of the Bear Hunt

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Description

Ben Wittick (1845 -1903)

Navajo Group, "Return of the Bear Hunters," Chinle Trading Post (Sam Day's), Chinle, Arizona
albumen cabinet card

ca. 1885-90

Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches

Framed Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 12 3/4 inches

Provenance: Patricia Janis Broder Collection, New Jersey

Literature: Patricia Janis Broder, Shadows on Glass: The Indian World of Ben Wittick, Rowman & Littlefield, 1990, No. 17, p. 30.

Condition

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