N-Che-Askwe, Chief of the Coeur d'Alenes 1891; cast 1906 Olin Levi Warner American "N-Che-Askwe, Chief of the Coeur d'Alenes" was one of seven portraits of Native Americans that Olin Warner modeled in 1891 while in Oregon. At that time N-Che-Askwe, which translates to "the old man with a staff," was ninety-eight years old. He served for many years as chief of the Coeur d'Alene, or Schitsu’umsh, in the tribe’s ancient N-Che-Askwe, Chief of the Coeur d'Alenes. Olin Levi Warner (American, West Suffield, Connecticut 1844–1896 New York). American. 1891; cast 1906. Bronze

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