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Lot 141

Sale 6422 - Native American Art
Sep 25, 2025 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$6,000 - 8,000
Price Realized
$15,360
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Lot Description

Central Plains Ledger Drawings
second half 19th century

31 drawings in larger frame, plus two front/back drawings in a smaller frame; likely Sioux or Cheyenne, created by two different artists.

The first fifteen images, drawn by one hand, depict various battle scenes with the US Army, including capturing horses, killing soldiers, and taking scalps.

The remaining images, by a second hand, focus on scenes of stealing ponies along with several battle vignettes, including a duel with settlers

(pages) 5-1/8 x 3-1/8 inches; (frames) 37-3/8 x29-1/4 inches and 9-1/4 x 17-1/4 inches

The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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