Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1887
Description
Star (identified by the small star dawn above his head), shoots a standing bear from horseback. The danger and power of the bear are depicted through his long extended claws and strong jaws. 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
- Equus caballus (species) -- horses -- horse
- Evans Ledger Book
- Fort Reno Ledger Drawings
- ledger drawing
- blood (animal material)
- claws (animal components) -- claw
- clothing -- clothes -- garments -- apparel
- eyes -- eye
- hairstyles -- hairstyle -- hair styles -- hair-dos
- hunters -- hunter -- huntsmen
- ledger drawings -- ledger drawing -- ledger art -- ledger-book drawings
- ledgers (account books) -- Ledger
- profiles (figures) -- profile
- smoke
- stars -- star
- talons -- talon
- wave pattern -- wavy lines
Style / Period
Topical
Uniform Title
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository