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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\OBJECTS FACET\Components\components\components by specific context\furnishings components\furniture components\feet and foot components: furniture\foot components\
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1887
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.11.21
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:
1887