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McKenney and Hall Indian Print
AMISKQUEW, A Menominie Warrior
This
Menominie warrior has an
interesting headdress and presents a serious mien for his portrait. It come with
a dark green matt and a complimentary green and wood color frame that is shown
below.
Wikipedia describes the Menominee Indians thusly:
The Menominee (also spelled Menomini; known as
Mamaceqtaw, "the people" in their own language) are a nation of Native Americans
living in Wisconsin but also originating in Michigan. The name Menominee means
"wild rice" (literally "good seed") in the Ojibwe language, as wild rice is one
of their most important traditional staples...
The tribe originally lived in what is now upper
Michigan around Mackinac. After selling their lands to the U.S. government in
1854, they were moved to their present reservation. Although their customs are
quite similar to those of the Chippewa (Ojibwa), their language has a closer
affinity to those of the Fox and Kickapoo tribes.
An Eastern Woodlands tribe, the Menominee belong to the Algonquian language
branch of North America. They were known as "folles avoines" by the early
French. The Menominees formerly subsisted on a wide variety of plants and
animals, with wild rice and sturgeon being two of the most important foods;
feasts are still held annually at which each of these is served. The five
principal Menominee clans are the Bear, the Eagle, the Wolf, the Crane, and the
Moose.
Price: $85
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