Poor Crane, Chief of the Cayuses

Olin Levi Warner

1891; cast 1906 · Bronze · The American Wing

"Poor Crane, Chief of the Cayuses" was one of seven portraits of Native Americans that Warner modeled in 1891 while in Oregon. At that time, Ya-tin-ee-ah-witz, or Poor Crane, was living on the Umatilla Reservation in northeastern Oregon and was chief of the Cayuse.

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