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title: Iktomi Sitting by the Fire
author: Gertrude Spaller
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18623/iktomi-sitting-by-the-fire/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-03-08
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# Iktomi Sitting by the Fire

_Authored by Gertrude Spaller_

## Image File

[![Iktomi Sitting by the Fire](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18623.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18623.png)

## Image Caption

The supernatural entity/trickster-spirit Iktomi (Unktomi) depicted sitting in human form in front of a fire cooking ducks. Image taken from modern artist Gertrude Spaller's illustration of the story of *Iktomi and the Ducks* included in *The Easy Road to Reading*, Third Reader, Chicago: Lyons and Carnahan, 1917, page 73, by Carrie J. Smith and Gertrude Spaller.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Spaller, G. (2024, March 08). Iktomi Sitting by the Fire. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18623/iktomi-sitting-by-the-fire/>
### Chicago
Spaller, Gertrude. "Iktomi Sitting by the Fire." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 08, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18623/iktomi-sitting-by-the-fire/>.
### MLA
Spaller, Gertrude. "Iktomi Sitting by the Fire." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Mar 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18623/iktomi-sitting-by-the-fire/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iktomicookingducks.png) by [**Gertrude Spaller**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iktomicookingducks.png). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 08 March 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.