Plains Indian Ledger Art: Northern Cheyenne Ledger-Kansas State Historical Society - FRONT COVER
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Northern Cheyenne Ledger-Kansas State Historical Society

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Drawn by one or more of the Northern Cheyenne men documented as jailed in the Dodge City (Ford County) jail, 1879: Wild Hog, Porcupine, Old Crow, Strong Left Hand, Noisy Walker (or Old Man), Tangle Hair, Blacksmith.
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Dimensions: 3.25 x 5 in (8.5 x 12.75 cm) inches

Tribe

Cheyenne, Cheyenne - Northern

Custodian

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Provenance

Drawn in 1879 by one or more Northern Cheyenne prisoners in the Dodge City jail held for trial after breaking out of Fort Robinson. Northern Cheyenne ...More

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Keywords

animals, dress, antelope, arrow, battle, fighting scene, birds, bison hunt, horse, tipi, tipi art, hunting, buffalo, colored pencil, courting, women, northern cheyenne, incarceration, Dodge City, fighting scenes, Kansas, Northern Cheyenne

Ethnographic Notes


The ledger notebook cover stock is tan with dark brown edges and dark brown center label.

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