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title: Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre
author: Karl Bodmer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17949/funeral-scaffold-of-a-sioux-chief-near-fort-pierre/
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updated: 2023-09-27
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# Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre
_Authored by Karl Bodmer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17949.jpg)
## Image Caption
Funeral Scaffold of a [Sioux](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sioux/) Chief near Fort Pierre, aquatint on paper by Karl Bodmer, plate 11 from Volume 2 of Maximilian, Prince of Wied's *Travels in the Interior of North America,* 1844.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Bodmer, K. (2023, September 27). Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Bodmer, Karl. "Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 27, 2023. .
### MLA
Bodmer, Karl. "Funeral Scaffold of a Sioux Chief near Fort Pierre." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Sep 2023, .
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