The model for A Primitive Chant was a Sioux Indian named Black Pipe who performed in the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. He later worked for MacNeil in his studio as a model and assistant.

PROVENANCE
The Artist
Walter Merriam Pratt (the artist’s cousin), Brattleboro, VT
Present owner, by descent

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