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Name: Shave Head

Buffalo Chase

Shave Head, or O-uk-ste-uh,drawn between 1875 and 1878 at Fort Marion, Florida“Buffalo Chase”Collected by Richard Henry Pratt about 1878Pencil, colored pencil, and inkCheyenne warriors participate in the challenge of the buffalo chase.
Description
Shave Head, or O-uk-ste-uh,
drawn between 1875 and 1878 at Fort Marion, Florida
“Buffalo Chase”
Collected by Richard Henry Pratt about 1878
Pencil, colored pencil, and ink
Cheyenne warriors participate in the challenge of the buffalo chase. Four warriors, bows drawn and ready, ride close to the buffalo in order to kill the buffalo with one well directed arrow.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1875-1878
original artist
Shave Head
ID Number
2008.0175.59
accession number
2008.0175
catalog number
2008.0175.059

In Pursuit of Game

Shave Head, or O-uk-ste-uh (Cheyenne),drawn between 1875 and 1878 at Fort Marion, Florida“In Pursuit of Game”Collected by Richard Henry Pratt about 1878Pencil, colored pencil, ink and colored inkThis drawing shows two Cheyenne warriors hiding and hunting in a wooded area.
Description
Shave Head, or O-uk-ste-uh (Cheyenne),
drawn between 1875 and 1878 at Fort Marion, Florida
“In Pursuit of Game”
Collected by Richard Henry Pratt about 1878
Pencil, colored pencil, ink and colored ink
This drawing shows two Cheyenne warriors hiding and hunting in a wooded area. Buffalo, elk, a turkey, and a flying bird are present. One of the warriors points his rifle towards the elk and buffalo. The other warrior aims his arrow at the flying bird.
date made
ca 1875-1878
original artist
Shave Head
ID Number
2008.0175.55
accession number
2008.0175
catalog number
2008.0175.055

Hunting Buffalo

Shave Head, or O-uk-ste-uh (Cheyenne),drawn between 1875 and 1878 at Fort Marion, Florida“Hunting Buffalo”Collected by Richard Henry Pratt about 1878Colored pencil and colored inkShave Head uses a two-level drawing shows a buffalo hunt with four wounded animals, and a separate hu
Description
Shave Head, or O-uk-ste-uh (Cheyenne),
drawn between 1875 and 1878 at Fort Marion, Florida
“Hunting Buffalo”
Collected by Richard Henry Pratt about 1878
Colored pencil and colored ink
Shave Head uses a two-level drawing shows a buffalo hunt with four wounded animals, and a separate hunt and the wounding of an elk. The Cheyenne warriors wear full headdress and four of the five also wear their mountain lion bow and quiver, symbolically powerful pieces of hunting gear.
date made
ca 1875-1878
original artist
Shave Head
ID Number
2008.0175.57
accession number
2008.0175
catalog number
2008.0175.057

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