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quillworking

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\ACTIVITIES FACET\Processes and Techniques\processes and techniques\processes and techniques by specific type\processes and techniques by material\textile processes and techniques\textile working processes and techniques\needleworking and needleworking techniques\needleworking\embroidering\

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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