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A couple finds privacy wrapped in a blanket decorated with a beadwork strip and covered by an umbrella. The man's beautiful spotted horse waits nearby. 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.

Description A Bowstring Society member wearing a flared eagle feather bonnet with ermine skins uses his lance to wound an enemy. His society membership is shown through his distinctive feathered lance wrapped in red trade cloth. His rifle lies on the ground and he carries a blue painted shield with many eagle feathers. 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....

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...

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Compilations of ledger drawings drawn and colored by the Indian Scouts of Fort Reno, bound in the Neal W. Evans ledger book.

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Compilations of ledger drawings drawn and colored by the Indian Scouts of Fort Reno, bound in the Neal W. Evans ledger book.

Description A Cheyenne, wearing an eagle feather bonnet with a long trailer, cuts the head of his Shoshone opponent. The horse, decorated for battle, has been trained to stand by. Both men's rifles lie on the ground. In this drawing, possibly drawn by Red Eagle, the pursuit of the Shoshone who is on foot is shown by the hoof prints and dashes leading to him. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern Plains: Cheyenne and Arapaho Ledger Drawings from Fort Reno, Plains...

Description A warrior on horseback wearing an eagle feather bonnet with trailer uses his lance to count coup on a Crow. The Crow carries a rifle and mirror board and wears wool leggings and a capote indicating that the fight took place in cold weather. 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...

Description With his feathered lance, a Cheyenne counts coup on two Crow opponents hiding behind a bluff. The Cheyenne is a distinguished warrior shown through his eagle feather bonnet with long trailer. His horse's tail is tied with trade cloth and eagle feathers, indicating his readiness for battle. The horse's ears have been split – an indication of his training and value in buffalo hunting and battle. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern Plains: Cheyenne and Arapaho...

Description Wearing his painted and beaded war shirt, a man counts coup on a fallen enemy with his quirt. The Crow adversary carries a knife and shield decorated with red cloth and eagle feathers and wears beaded wool leggings and a wool breechcloth. The horse is decorated for battle with a bandana and eagle feather tied at his chin and his tail tied in red wool and eagle feathers. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern Plains: Cheyenne and Arapaho Ledger Drawings from Fort...

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Compilations of ledger drawings drawn and colored by unknown artists, bound in the Herber M. Creel ledger book.