1837 RANT-CHE-WAI-ME Femaile Flying Pigeon Litho

Updated August 29, 2026

Lot number24
AuctionRare WWII Military, Advertising, Art Deco, Jewelry, Watches
DateSeptember 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
Auction houseWinchester Auctioneers
LocationOlyphant, Pennsylvania

"History of the Indian Tribes of North America" (1836 to 1844). RANT-CHE-WAI-ME Female Flying Pigeon original hand-colored lithograph. McKenney & Hall. E.C. Biddle 1837. Published by E. C. Biddle, Philadelphia. "Printed & Coloured at I.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No. 94, Walnut St."This lithograph of RANT-CHE-WAI-ME Female Flying Pigeon was included in Thomas McKenney and James Hall's Indian Tribes of North America, a portfolio of Indian portraits printed from 1837-1844. McKenney, the head of the U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, battled to preserve parts of Native American culture. 18 x 23" framed. Crease, foxing and some staining. Wear to frame. Can be mailed without the frame.

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