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Painted red club with carved detail and head covered in hide
Leland Shumway
Painted red club with carved detail and head covered in hide
Leland Shumway
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Painted bison hide with fur / Chief Yellow Horse

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Essay/Description

A bison hide depicting people riding horses fighting in battle

Curatorial Remarks

This painted hide depicts a war scene between Native Americans and European cavalry. It does not appear to depict a particular battle. However, a note connected to the hide states this is a painting of the "Custer Battle by Cheyenne Chief Yellow Horse who took part in that fight."

Tags: hide, painted, horses, war bonnet, weapons
People: Cheyenne
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, commercial sale

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Painted bison hide with fur
Creator(s): 
Chief Yellow Horse (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne
Date: 
circa 1880
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, paint
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Painted Hide
Accession No: 
89.1
Previous Number(s): 
8926.1
Department: 
Anthropology
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