Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1887
Description
Two couples dance – each with the other's partner – perhaps, at a social occasion at the fort. The Scout wears his uniform and leather boots while the Cheyenne or Arapaho woman wears a mixture of traditional and reservation clothing and boots. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern Plains: Cheyenne and Arapaho Ledger Drawings from Fort Reno, Plains Indian Art, Created in Community. Emma I. Hansen, Curator Emerita and Senior Scholar for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 2016.
Dates
- Creation: 1887
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 1 extent_missing
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/2 (L) × 7 1/2 in. (W) (31.8 × 19.1 cm)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- drawings
- Evans Ledger Book
- Fort Reno Ledger Drawings
- Indian reservations -- Indian reservation -- Native American reservations
- ledger drawing
- boots (footwear) -- Boot
- bustles -- bustle
- clothing -- clothes -- garments -- apparel
- couples -- couple
- dance (performing arts genre) -- dancing
- dresses (garments) -- dress
- fringe -- fringing
- hairstyles -- hairstyle -- hair styles -- hair-dos
- hats -- hat
- jackets (short coats) -- jacket
- leather -- leathers
- ledger drawings -- ledger drawing -- ledger art -- ledger-book drawings
- ledgers (account books) -- Ledger
- men -- man
- profiles (figures) -- profile
- ribbons -- ribbon
- scouts -- scout
- shoes -- shoe
- trousers -- pants
- uniforms -- uniform
- woman -- women
Style / Period
- Arapaho (culture or style) -- Arapahoe
- Cheyenne (culture or style)
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
Topical
Uniform Title
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository