War Bonnet Maker

War Bonnet Maker

In the collection of the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American history and Art (Tulsa, OK).

Interior scene with long shadows depicting and Native American man working on a war bonnet.

Joseph Henry Sharp

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955.

unknown, late 19th/ early 20th century

Image and information accessed from Gilcrease Museum webpage. Citation: Sharp, Joseph. War Bonnet Maker. 0137.309. late 19th century - early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/0137309 (06/25/2019).

Sharp's inscription: "War Bonnet Maker/ This bonnet was in Custer Battle & is authentic/ & procured in 1897-8-/ J.H.Sharp"

Gilcrease accession number: 0137.309

Oil on canvas

Framed: 31 5/8 x 36 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (80 x 93 x 6 cm)
Canvas: 25 1/4 x 30 1/2 in. (64 x 78 cm)