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Buffalos, solitary turkey, and hunter

Plate No 3 of 25 Native Nation Fort Marion Artist: Bear's Heart (Nockkoist), Tsis tsis'tas (Cheyenne, 1851–1882)
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Showing a herd of buffalo and a solitary turkey, a hunter taking aim from a distance

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    Giuseppina Meurer
    1/25/24, 3:46 AM

    Is the hunter depicted in this drawing a self-insertion of the Artist, another hunter, or perhaps simply a hunter that does not specifically represent any hunter at all? I wonder how that might affect one's analysis of this drawing.

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Various owners (dispersed); Donald Ellis Gallery; Bonham's, "From the Great Lakes to the Rio Grande: the Colle...

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Plate No: 3
Page No: 1-2
Media: Ink, graphite and colored pencil
Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 11 3/8 inches
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Various owners (dispersed)
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Bear's Heart (Nockkoist), Tsis tsis'tas (Cheyenne, 1851–1882)
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