LEDGER |
Coe-Cheyenne Ledger |
PLATE |
No. 33 of 44 |
BLANK (rubbing from facing page) | Woman in serape facing man in red blanket with blanket strip - glyph |
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ARTIST |
Southern Cheyenne, Darlington Agency, Indian Territory, circa 1885 -86 |
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Document Info
Page No. 62-63
Media: Pencil and colored pencil
Dimensions: Small commercial notebook: 8.25 x 4.825 inches - cover, 5.625 x 4.75 inches - pages inches
Tribe
Cheyenne, Cheyenne - Southern
Custodian
Ralph T. Coe Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Provenance
Ralph T. Coe Foundation, Coe-Cheyenne Ledger (NA 1154); Brant Mackley Gallery, Hummelstown, PA; Southern Cheyenne, Darlington Agency, Indian Territory ...More
Keywords
arrows, courting, dress, soldiers, horse, tipi, women, Southern Cheyenne, eagle
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Ethnographic Notes
A few words with Elk Head Woman. Again, her rich clothing and higher social position are the reasons the artist has specified her identity, in order to reinforce his own reputation among his associates. Her beaded leggings mark her as the daughter of an honored member of the Women's Sewing Society. The silver-decorated belt drop shown trailing below her expensive Mexican blanket are additional indicators of her family's wealth and high status.
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