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Lot 65

Sale 1133 - Native American Art, Session I
Apr 21, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$25,000 - 35,000
Price Realized
$25,200
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Arapaho Drawing from the Edwards Ledger Book
third quarter 19th century


plate #78, a combat scene featuring the exploits of Two Arrows, who is denoted by the double arrow name glyph

image depicts Two Arrows riding a palomino with four stockings and a wide blaze; his tail is tied in a knot and is adorned with a German silver bridle; Two Arrows wears a capote, trade wool leggings, and breechcloth; he holds a shield painted with a blue buffalo head framed with eagle feathers. In this image, Two Arrows is shown confronting a Pawnee warrior, who has his bow drawn and is dressed only in a breechcloth and black moccasins (further identifying the man as Pawnee)

This shield is also illustrated on plate #38 of the same ledger, in the hands of another Arapaho warrior named Sitting Bull (not to be confused with the famed Hunkpapa leader).  

(page) 12-1/4 x 7-3/4 inches; (frame) 19-5/8 inches x 14-7/8 inches

PUBLISHED:
The Edwards Ledger Drawings: Folk Art by Arapaho Warriors. (Schorsch 1990: plate 78)


Property of a Private Collector, Chicago, Illinois

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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