| Medium: | oil on canvas, mounted on masonite |
| Size: | 30 x 20 inches (76 x 51 cm) |
| Inscription: | l/l "F. Schafer", in the artist's characteristic block-letter hand |
| Verso: | "X" "82"; "Indian Head in the Lava Beds" in cursive script, in pencil, on the upper stretcher bar. Harrison Galleries label on the lower stretcher bar. |
| Provenance: | In private collection, Victoria, B.C., by 2003. To private collection, Odessa, Florida by 2006; Offered 7 August 2006 (not sold) by Bonhams & Butterfields, as lot 1138 in sale 14017. To a Florida, antique dealer by 2007; offered 24 May 2007 via eBay. |
| Reproductions: | Bonhams & Butterfields 7 Aug 2006 sale catalog. |
| Citations: | Personal communication |
| Site: | Presumably in the area of northeastern California that later became Lava Beds National Monument. |
| Note: | See the list of Indians in desert locales for several possibly related paintings. |
| Identification: | Title from the verso inscription |
| In index(es): | Title list, Indian encampments as incidental subjects, Indians in desert locales |
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