Explore: Cheyenne Ledger Art

Indian art as trophies and souvenirs." Cheyenne ledger books include:Abbott Ledger (Northern Cheyenne) The Arrow's Elk Society Ledger (Southern Cheyenne) Bear's

The ledger is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Maffet Ledger contains 105 drawings attributed to around 22 different Cheyenne authors

seven. The Ledger art created by several of the Cheyenne while imprisoned is preserved in museums. In 1877, nearly 1,000 Northern Cheyenne surrendered

Howling Wolf (Cheyenne: Ho-na-nist-to, c. 1849–July 5, 1927) was a Southern Cheyenne warrior who was a member of Black Kettle's band and was present at

the Kansas Center for the Book as Kansas Notable Books: Northern Cheyenne Ledger Art by Fort Robinson Breakout Survivors (2021); Ghost Stories of the

(Cheyenne), was an artist and collector who worked for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC between 1879 and 1881. He is known for his ledger

August 31, 1931), also known as O-kuh-ha-tuh and Making Medicine, was a Cheyenne warrior and spiritual leader. He later became an artist and Episcopal deacon

Bear's Heart (Nock-ko-ist, Cheyenne, c. 1851–1882) was a Cheyenne ledger book artist who was one of 72 Native Americans to be imprisoned in 1875 at Fort

ritual that appear in Black Hawk's drawings are rare amongst Lakota art. His ledger book offers insight into the rituals Black Hawk would have performed

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are a united, federally recognized tribe of Southern Arapaho and Southern Cheyenne people in western Oklahoma. They are