Book of drawings, probably Cheyenne, primarily of individual men on horseback, n.d.

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Book of drawings, probably Cheyenne, primarily of individual men on horseback, n.d.

Book of drawings, probably Cheyenne, primarily of individual men on horseback, n.d.

Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier)

Book of drawings, probably Cheyenne, primarily of individual men on horseback, n.d.

Phy. Description:

27 drawings in leather-bound notebook (28 leaves+inside covers) : crayon, graphite and colored pencil ; 8 x 20 cm.

Leatherbound pocket notebook of ruled paper, containing 27 drawings, 3 with associated horse tracks on facing page. Most of the drawings depict individual men on horseback dressed in finery, but there are also five scenes of warfare, two of courting, and one of two feathered lances. Storekeeper's account entered on first page. Many pages were loose from the binding when inventory numbers were assigned. The original order was reconstructed and the volume rebound in 2002.

There is no record of how this book was acquired by the BAE. It was evidently once stored with Ms. 4452A and assumed to have come from the same source. However, correspondence relating to that acquisition does not mention it. The Cheyenne identification is consistent with the shields of the warriors and the German silver pectorals worn by several of the figures.

Manuscript 4452-b, Smithsonian Institution National Anthropological Archives

This work of art was conserved with a Save America's Treasures program grant.

Subject-Topical:

Ledger drawings

Repository Loc:

National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Museum Support Center, Suitland, Maryland

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