Plains Indian Ledger Art: Northern Cheyenne Ledger-Kansas State Historical Society - ANIMALS, 4 BEAVERS; GROUP, 5 WOMEN: Women Wear 2 Red, 2 Blue, and 1 2nd Phase Navajo Chief's Blanket
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Northern Cheyenne Ledger-Kansas State Historical Society

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ANIMALS, 4 BEAVERS; GROUP, 5 WOMEN: Women Wear 2 Red, 2 Blue, and 1 2nd Phase Navajo Chief's Blanket
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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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Page No. pp. 8-9
Media: Lead pencil outlines and details; blue crayon; Lead pencil outline & details, blue crayon, red water color
Dimensions: 3.25 x 5 in (8.5 x 12.75 cm) inches

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Cheyenne, Cheyenne - Northern

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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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Ethnographic Notes


8 Four similar blut animals appear to be running beavers. Their rounded tails are distinctive. They are in two even rows and run into the far edge of the scene. Beavers provided meat as well as desirable pelts.
9 Five women stand in profile looking to the left. Two wear red blankets, two wear blue blankets, and one has a blue-and-white Navajo chief's blanket, second phase, with distinctive red markings. Three wear yellow-colored buckskin leggings with button or small concho decoration (Lanford, 2003: 164), one wears red trade cloth leggings, and one wears blue. The woman on the far right has four bands around each ankle; others have one or two ankle bands.

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