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Land of the Osage

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As the dominant tribe of the middle water frontier, the 
Osages controlled the trade on the Lower Missouri for a half 
century. Armed by the French and Spanish with fuseés, or 
trade muskets, they had kept rival tribes like the Quapaws, 
Sauks, Shawnees, Chickasaws, Sioux, Comanches, and 
Iowas at bay while providing the Europeans with a rich supply 
of buffalo robes and dressed skins of deer, elk, bear, and 
beaver. Their warriors were expert hunters, well known for 
their physical strength and great height. Many exceeded six 
feet – and they seemed even taller with their heads plucked 
of all hair except for their bristling roaches. Jefferson 
described the 1804 Osage delegation as “the most gigantic 
men we have ever seen.” Washington Irving later called them 
“Romans…the finest looking Indians…in the West.”

Landon Jones, page 166, William Clark and The Shaping of 
the West


Edition of 50   24" x 30 inch giclee canvas prints $175
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