Red Robe

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The Red Robe figure had been part of my Indians on Tour series until I was reacquainted with a book I had seen while visiting my elder as a young boy. The book “The Valley of the Six Nations” was a collection of documents about the Iroquois lands along the Grand River in Ontario. The book had a full length portrait of Joseph Brant on the cover, posed by the Grand River, in a red robe like my figurine. It was also similar to the famous portraits of the “Four Indian Kings” who traveled to England in 1710 and wore red robes for their portrait sittings. I invented the Red Robe Society and named my figurine Chief Red Robe.

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View the other Portfolios from this series:

INDIANS ON TOUR

THE FIRST SPIKE

MY NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN VOLUME 21

THE VANISHING RACE

MY NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN VOLUME 22

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  • bookcover of classic painting of Indian man dressed in traditional attire and wearing a red robe
  • antique hand drawn map of the Six Nations territory along the Grand River, Ontario
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, longhouse made of birch bark outside in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, sunny wide river scene in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, sunny wide river scene in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, river and old city buildings in backround
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, green fields of grass and trees in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, industry pipes and stacks in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, urban street scene in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, a bridge with dirt field and construction machinery in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, metal sculpture of beavers and city scene in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, railway cars and brush field in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, sunny wide river and bridge scene in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, water fall and old stone buildings in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, glass office building with Canadian Flag draped on it in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, blue tractor trailer with words North American on it in the background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, entrance to old stone building in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, the glass and concrete structure of the National Gallery of Canada in the background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe on a hill in foreground looking out over grassy vallery and cloudy sky
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in the side view mirror of a car, purple and white painting of wampum belt on a rock wall in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, street scene of tall glass skyscrapers and pole with Canadian flag in background
  • Toy figurine of Indian man in traditional dress and wrapped in red robe in foreground, three white men on corner across the street looking towards the photographer in background

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Red Robe

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