Moses, Chief of the Okinokans

Olin Levi Warner

1891; cast 1906 · Bronze · The American Wing

"Moses, Chief of the Okinokans" was one of seven portraits of Native Americans that Warner modeled in 1891 while in Oregon. In 1893, Warner's friend Charles Erskine Scott Wood stated that Moses was chief of the Ilnamehin or Okinakan tribe, a local branch of the Nez Percé nation. In fact, the Okanagons belonged to the inland division of the Salishan linguistic stock in the Pacific Northwest. Because of a striking resemblance, Moses was often nicknamed "Henry Ward Beecher."

Artist

Olin Levi Warner

Date

1891; cast 1906

Medium

Bronze

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wait, 1906