Image:Massika and Wakusasse.jpg

Massika, a Sauk Indian, left, and Wakusasse, right, a Fox Indian

By Karl Bodmer, aquatint made at Saint Louis, Missouri in March or April 1833 when Massika pleaded for the release of Chief Blackhawk after the Black Hawk War.

Note on original painting indicates that the e in the name, Wakusasse, was pronounced.

From "Prince Maximilian's Travels in the Interior of North America in 1833-1854"

Description	Massika, a Sauk Indian, left, and Wakusasse, right, a Fox Indian
Source	Prince Maximilian's Travels in the Interior of North America in 1833-1854
Date	March or April 1833
Author	Karl Bodmer
Permission (Reusing this image)	see license
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