Horse tied down | Soldier meeting White woman with Cheyenne couple; sketch
Ethnographic Notes
Left side: This is a Cheyenne's horse, tied to a low bush by the lariat around its neck. Right side: Since the adolescent artist's main preoccupation appears to have been accruing as many trysts as possible, he seems to have had a connoisseur's interest in White courting customs. Here, an infantry lieutenant is "pressing his suit" with a young White lady wearing a straw hat decorated with silk ribbons. Two Cheyenne men, each with a muslin sheet worn over his head, have turned discreetly away from the couple. Across the Parade Ground, however, our young reporter sketches industriously away.
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Plate No: 3
Page No: 2-3
Media: Pencil and colored pencil
Dimensions: Small commercial notebook: 8.25 x 4.825 inches - cover, 5.625 x 4.75 inches - pages
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Ralph T. Coe Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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