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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 4452-b Book of drawings, probably Cheyenne, primarily of individual men on horseback
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4452B
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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No linguistic content; Not applicable.
- Physical Description:
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27 Drawings (visual works)crayon, graphite and colored pencil in leather-bound notebook8 x 4 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 4452-b
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a 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. A storekeeper's account is entered on the first page.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Administration
Custodial History
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.
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Preferred Citation
MS 4452-b Book of drawings, probably Cheyenne, primarily of individual men on horseback, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4452-b
Album MS 4452B 000
Conservation Note
Conservation Note
This work of art was conserved with a Save America's Treasures program grant. Many pages were loose from the binding when inventory numbers were assigned. The original order was reconstructed and the volume rebound in 2002.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledger drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Works of art | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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