American Indian Chief Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, know as “ Chief Joseph” oil on canvass was a leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain band of Nez perce, a Native American tribe of the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States in the latter half of the19th century. 1840 – 1904. This is an original oil of canvas believed to be painted by a native American artist from a famous photographic portrait of the chief. Frame – 29” X 19” Painting – 25” X 15”