Homer Britzman and Unknown Man

Fort Reno Ledger Drawing

Scope and Content Notes

Bird Chief on horseback and carrying a feather fan, talks with two women. One of the women carries an axe indicating that the two have been out collecting firewood. She wears a cloth dress with a shawl around her waist and a concho belt. The other woman has a plaid shawl wrapped around her waist. In courtship, men often tried to meet women who were away from the camp doing chores such as getting water or collecting firewood for moments of privacy. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern Plains: Cheyenne and Arapaho Ledger Drawings from Fort Reno, Plains Indian Art, Created in Community. Emma I. Hansen, Curator Emerita and Senior Scholar for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 2016.

Archival Location

Collection: Manuscript Collection: Fort Reno Ledger Drawings
↳ Evans Fort Reno Ledger Drawings

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Archive Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Fort Reno Ledger Drawing

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American, Arapaho, Cheyenne

Date:

1887

Dimensions:

Overall: 12 1/2 (L) × 7 1/2 in. (W) (31.8 × 19.1 cm)

Classification:

Object Type:

Accession No:

4526.11.40

Previous Number(s):

69408

Department:

Not On View

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Cite this Page

Unknown. Fort Reno Ledger Drawing. 4526.11.40. 1887. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/45261140 (08/13/2018).

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