Pehriska-Ruhpa, Minatarre Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance, plate 23 from Volume 2 of 'Travels in the Interior of North America' 1844

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"Pehriska-Ruhpa, Minatarre Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance" is a notable aquatint engraving by Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, which serves as plate 23 in Volume 2 of the book "Travels in the Interior of North America" published in 1844. The work is part of a series that documents Bodmer's journey alongside German explorer Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied between 1832 and 1834, during which they encountered various Indigenous peoples of the Upper Missouri River region. This particular plate captures the striking image of Pehriska-Ruhpa, a warrior of the Hidatsa tribe (referred to by the outdated term "Minatarre" in the title), adorned in the elaborate regalia associated with the Dog Dance, a ceremonial dance of great significance to the tribe.

Bodmer's meticulous attention to detail in the depiction of Pehriska-Ruhpa's attire and accoutrements provides valuable ethnographic insight into the Hidatsa culture and their ceremonial practices. The warrior is portrayed in a dynamic pose, wearing a headdress with buffalo horns and a raven, a symbolically painted robe, and holding a dance wand and rattle, all of which hold cultural and spiritual significance. The image is celebrated for its artistic merit as well as its historical importance, offering a rare, contemporaneous visual record of Native American life and customs prior to significant Western influence.

The aquatint is part of a larger body of work that has been praised for its ethnographic accuracy and artistic quality, contributing to Karl Bodmer's reputation as one of the most important 19th-century artists documenting Native American culture in the early United States frontier. "Pehriska-Ruhpa, Minatarre Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance" is not only a significant piece of art history but also an essential document for the study of the Hidatsa people and the broader context of Native American traditions during a period of profound change.

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