Edmonia Lewis’ small portrait bust of the character Hiawatha from Longfellow’s epic poem. He wears his hair in a topknot, with feathers, and has a necklace decorated with diamond shapes around his neck.

“Hiawatha”

1868

  • Artist

    Edmonia Lewis
    American, 1844 – 1907

  • Medium

    Marble

  • Credit Line

    Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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