Chief of the Blood Indians, Wonderful Small Ink and Watercolor Portrait penibscot 10 1/4" long expanded and

10 1/4" long expanded and 1 1/8" in diameter

which I have not taken out of the frame

to flourish

and near it

Chief of the Blood Indians, Wonderful Small Ink and Watercolor Portrait penibscot 10 1/4" long expanded andI haven't done enough research to know exactly which Native American chief is portrayed in this wonderfully expressive small ink and watercolor drawing painting, but do know that "Blood Indians" refers to the Kainai, or Knawa of southern Alberta, Canada, one of three nations (along with the Siksika and Peigan) comprising the Blackfoot Confederacy. It seems possible that this portrait is of Mi'k ai'stoowa (Red Crow), who signed Treaty 7, an agreement