capotes (outerwear)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\OBJECTS FACET\Costume\costume\costume by form\outerwear\
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1887
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.11.117
Description
A Cheyenne's horse is shot out from under him, his rifle still in hand, as his adversary dressed in a capote fires one shot. For the Cheyenne, recovery from such an event was considered a coup. 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