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ANIMAL, ELK; BIRDS, 2 TURKEYS

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74 . A bull elk runs from right to left across the page (extended legs show motion). He has dark shoulders and yellow body. He has a rack of antlers (four by four points), and his round eye is created by an outlined circle of unpigmented paper, contrasting with the dark hide around it. Penciled details include antlers, ears, beard, split hooves, dewclaws, genitalia, midsection (ribs ?), and tail. Composition of the drawing resembles the same right-to-left, full-page orientation of human warrior portraits. Twelve nearly identical images of this male elk appear in this ledger (plates 19-23; 30, 32, 37-41). See further discussion for plate 19. 75 Two male turkeys with red necks fill the page. They have no detailing of eyes or beak. Their wings are extended, and their red necks may suggest alarm. See previous plate (38) for further discussion of turkeys in this and related ledgers.


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

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Plate No: 39
Page No: 74-75
Media: Lead pencil outline, detail, and fill; yellow crayon; Lead pencil outline, details, and fill; red crayon
Dimensions: 3.25 x 5 in (8.5 x 12.75 cm)
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