Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1887
Description
This drawing summarizes a variety of actions in a few symbols. The warrior in an eagle feather bonnet and trailer is shown from the back as he uses a tomahawk to count coup on an opponent. Three shots have been fired from behind a bluff. The Cheyenne's horse with his tail tied and decorated for battle and an eagle feather and bandana hanging from its chin, stands by as he has been trained to do. 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
- 1887
Creator
- Unidentified (Artist, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 extent_missing
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/2 (L) × 7 1/2 in. (W) (31.8 × 19.1 cm)
- Arapaho
- Bluffs (Landforms)
- Browse: Fort Reno Ledger Drawings, 1879 and 1887
- Cheyenne
- Cheyenne
- Drawings
- Evans Ledger Book
- Fort Reno Ledger Drawings
- Ledger Drawing
- Native American
- Native Americans
- Regalia (Insignia)
- back
- back (portion)
- bandanas
- bleeding
- blood
- bonnet
- clothes
- clothing
- decorations
- dots
- eagle feather
- eagle feather bonnets
- eagle feather warbonnets
- enemies
- feathers
- hitting
- horses
- ledger art
- ledger drawing
- ledger drawings
- ledger-book drawings
- ledgers (account books)
- line
- men
- numbers
- shirts
- spotted
- standing
- striking
- tails
- tied
- tomahawks
- violence
- warbonnets
- warriors
Creator
- Unidentified (Artist, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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