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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\ACTIVITIES FACET\Physical Activities\physical activities\physical activities by specific context\
Found in 120 Collections and/or Records:
Early map of the colony of Virginia, 1612
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 233.Unknown]
Identifier: 3926.248
Description
Map of Virginia when discovered in 1606 and described by Captain John Smith. This map was reproduced in 1868.
Dates:
1612
Figures and Animals, late 19th century - early 20th century
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.792.1-2
Description
Description (HTML)
Pencil and brown ink sketches of a man on horseback, man in sombrero, faces and bodies, and some writing on "Porter's Hotel" stationery (TU2009.39.792.1). On reverse is a figure outline in ink (TU2009.39.792.2).
Description (HTML)
Pencil and brown ink sketches of a man on horseback, man in sombrero, faces and bodies, and some writing on "Porter's Hotel" stationery (TU2009.39.792.1). On reverse is a figure outline in ink (TU2009.39.792.2).
Dates:
late 19th century - early 20th century
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1879
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.19.46
Description
In this drawing from the 1879 ledger book, a Cheyenne warrior counts coup on a fallen adversary as he attempts to shoot his arrow. The artist drew the enemy with few details while his own self-portrait includes identifying features – the black shirt and hat with a silver pin, German silver pendant, bandana with a silver slide, silver arm bands and hair plates, and a shield with images of the sun and full and crescent moons. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern...
Dates:
1879
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1879
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.19.53
Description
In a running battle on horseback, a Cheyenne, wearing a vest, calico shirt, painted and beaded leggings, German silver hair plates, and a peace medal (or similar medallion), attempts to count coup on a Pawnee warrior painted entirely in blue and wearing only a breechcloth and moccasins. As he aims his bow and arrow, the Pawnee's previous four arrows have passed by the Cheyenne. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern Plains: Cheyenne and Arapaho Ledger Drawings...
Dates:
1879
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1879
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.19.62
Description
In one of two courting scenes in the 1879 book, a man on horseback greets a woman dressed in a cotton dress, concho belt with drop, and shawl around her waist, while a second man looks on. Both men carry umbrellas and have their bow cases and quivers by their sides. The horse on the left is distinguished by split ears. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern Plains: Cheyenne and Arapaho Ledger Drawings from Fort Reno, Plains Indian Art, Created in...
Dates:
1879
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1879
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.19.63
Description
Two men on horseback greet two other men wrapped in red and blue blankets, one with a beaded blanket strip, and wearing similar red quillwork hair ornaments. Ledger drawings usually show horses in profile, but in this case a horse – with split ears indicating his value in hunting buffalo and warfare – is facing forward. Umbrellas, such as the two carried by the men, are commonly featured in Southern Plains reservation-era ledger drawings. From the article: Preserving History...
Dates:
1879
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1887
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.11.10
Description
From the Item:
Compilations of ledger drawings drawn and colored by the Indian Scouts of Fort Reno, bound in the Neal W. Evans ledger book.
Dates:
1887
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1887
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.11.17
Description
Three identically dressed women in print dresses and red blankets sit with Howling Water as one of the women takes off his bandolier. His hat, quirt, belt, and knife sheath are on the ground. His beautiful spotted horse is tied to a tree in the background. 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...
Dates:
1887
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1887
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.11.37
Description
Standing Bull depicts a couple wrapped in a blanket for courtship in the Plains tradition. The woman wears a cotton print dress and moccasins with cloth leggings, and the man is clad in a calico shirt and blue wool leggings. 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,...
Dates:
1887
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1887
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.11.40
Description
Bird Chief on horseback and carrying a feather fan, talks with two women. One of the women carries an axe indicating that the two have been out collecting firewood. She wears a cloth dress with a shawl around her waist and a concho belt. The other woman has a plaid shawl wrapped around her waist. In courtship, men often tried to meet women who were away from the camp doing chores such as getting water or collecting firewood for moments of privacy. From the article: Preserving...
Dates:
1887