Title	Catlin, George, 1844, Plate 9.
Creator	Catlin, George, 1796-1872.
Subject	Indians of North America -- Pictorial works. Indians of North America -- West (U.S.).
Keywords	buffalo hunting
Description	('Buffalo Hunt. Surround.') This scene depicts a hunting technique that Catlin witnessed in 1832, called a surround. Sixty or seventy hunters would encircle the herd and gradually force the animals to the center. In the space of 15 minutes, a whole herd of two or three hundred would be destroyed. One of the hunting weapons was a lance, twelve to fourteen feet in length. It was never thrown, but was given a quick, instant thrust as the rider leaned from the side of his horse, guiding the lance through his left hand and pushing with his right. One blow was generally all that was required. [From 'Science Goes West' catalog]
Publisher	London.
DateOriginal	1844
Format	tiff
Extent	60 cm.
Identifier	003010
Call Number	GN555.I5 C33
Relation-Is Part Of	Is part of: North American Indian portfolio; hunting scenes and amusements of the Rocky Mountains and prairies of America. From drawings and notes of the author made during eight years travel amongst forty-eight of the wildest and most remote tribes of savages of North America.
Relation	Science Goes West. An Exhibition of Original Publications from the Collections of the Linda Hall Library.
Collection	Scientific Exploration of the Western U.S.
Rights	http://www.lindahall.org/imagerepro/
Data Contributer	Linda Hall Library, LHL Digital Collections.
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Catlin, George, 1844, Plate 9.

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