"Smok-hiii the Shield" — Whvu a ,\oiiii-; ( 'aiiuuiriifi- asijires lo the title of warrior, he 

 nuist have a shield. He must himself kill the Ijutfalo and then invite the warriors, who all 

 a.ssemble to witness the smoking of the hide for the shield. They are shown dancing around 

 it to ensure its hardne.ss, and its proof against arrows 



that have ever l)een pahited. There i.s not a picture in the collection that 

 1 would not he proud to hang on niy wall. They ha\e a grand beauty of 

 line composition, a great harmony of tone that makes them very valuable 

 as works of art. They have the scenic charm of a Japanese print." 



It is interesting to know that Catlin prepared this cartoon collection 

 with the idea that it should sometinu" find a place in a great museum or 

 university for use in ethnological study. The idea was suggested to him 

 by the famous Hiiinboldt, who seems to have taken a great interest inCatlin's 

 work. According to Miss Catlin, it was Humboldt who suggested even the 

 form, size and range of the collection. It seems ])<'culiarly fitting that 

 Avithin the lifetime of ("atlin's own daughter, this large collection of paint- 

 ings should have found an abiding place in a large museum in the artist's 

 home city, thus fulfilling his fondest dream. 



The chief interest in the collection is historical and ethnological. The 

 pictures have a place in the anthropological and library sections of the 



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