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VERSO
Signed, titled, and dated

According to Michael Galban, “Native trackers were known to be able to distinguish not only between European shoes and moccasins, but also between tribal moccasin styles! James Smith recounts a story from the 1750s of Catawba warriors who strapped buffalo hoofs to their feet to entice their enemies by the tracks they left behind. Mohawk hunters, as a consequence, found the tracks and followed them into a deadly ambush.”

EXHIBITED
Only a Matter of Time: The Paintings of Robert Griffing, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2010

LITERATURE
Michael Galban, The Historical Art of Robert Griffing: An Amazing Journey, Paramount Press, 2018, p. 41, illustrated

Condition ReportSurface condition is excellent. No signs of restoration.

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