Torches of the Soul Seekers

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Date created: 1960-1963

Culture/People: Kiowa
Artist/Maker: Blackbear Bosin (Francis Blackbear Bosin/Kongia [Blackbear]), Kiowa/Niuam (Comanche), 1921-1980; published by Western Lithograph, Wichita, Kansas
IACB source: Oklahoma Indian Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Oklahoma Indian Arts and Crafts Co-op/Southern Plains Indian Craftspersons' Cooperative)
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Oklahoma Indian Arts and Crafts Co-op (Anadarko, Oklahoma) in 1963; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Wichita; Sedgwick County; Kansas; USA (inferred)

See related items: Kiowa; Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/9703
Barcode: 259703.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Torches of the Soul Seekers
Object Name: Print
Media/Materials: Paper, ink
Techniques: Lithographed
Dimensions: 56 x 77.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60907898c-c095-48ad-8c87-08b4cc0c8b90

Record ID: NMAI_275789