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167. Aledicine Dance. Dacotah or Sioux Indians. (25 by 35 inches.) 



"A large party of Indians beside their wigwams, engaged in the 

 mystic ceremonies of the medicine dance." 

 169. Squaws Playing Ball on the Prairie. (25 by 35 inches.) 



"A large number are engaged in this exercise, running swiftly 

 in opposing bands, while others in the foreground are looking on." 

 171. Buffalo Hunt. (25 by 35 inches.) 



"A herd of buffaloes are attacked by Indians, one of whom has 

 been dismounted by a furious bull, which his comrade dispatches 

 with a lance." 



Fig. I. — Label attached to the stretcher of the painting reproduced in Plate i- 



Again in 1850 Eastman disposed of the same number of pictures 

 to the Art Union, hut all were not Indian suhjects, three heing of 

 a different nature. The three pictures of interest at this time were 

 thus described in the Bulletin : 



149. Indian Hunters. (30 by 25 inches.) 



" Two Indians — one seated, and holding a tomahawk ; the other 

 standing beside him, wrapped in his blanket." 

 155. Indians Playing Draughts. (30 by 2S inches.) 



" Two are engaged at this game, which a third overlooks." 

 167. Indian Ball-Play. (25 by 33 inches.) 



"A large number of Indians are engaged in this anuisement upon 

 the ice, beside which, among the trees, are seen the wigwams." 



In 1851, the last year the Art Union ptu"chased paintings. Captain 

 Eastman disposed (jf one small ])icture entitled " Moonlight," evi- 

 dentlv not an Indian sul)iect. 



