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1832 - Buffalo Bull's Back Fat

by George Catlin

"I have this day been painting a portrait of the head chief of the [Blood tribe]...
[His name] is Stu-mick-o-sucks (the buffalo's back fat), i.e., the 'hump,'
the most delicious part of the buffalo's flesh."—George Catlin


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MarcViskens11-Dec-2017 10:25
Very beautiful
Jola Dziubinska11-Jan-2017 00:40
Great portrait of the Chief. V.