Chippewa Chief, North America, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1888

This chromolithograph, titled "Chippewa Chief, North America," was created by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1888 as part of their "Sweet Caporal" cigarette advertising campaign. The artwork depicts a Native American man, presumably a Chippewa chief, in traditional attire, holding a ceremonial staff, which could be a peace pipe. The colorful background features stylized imagery of flames and mountains, likely symbolic of the American West. The card, measuring 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.8 cm), is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City.