Buffalo Chase and Encampment

Description:

Bear's Heart, or Nock-ko-ist,

drawn between 1875 and 1878 at Fort Marion, Florida

"Buffalo Chase and Encampment"

Collected by Richard Henry Pratt about 1878

Colored pencil, ink, colored ink, and watercolor

This drawing shows an encampment, and men and women courting outside their tipis. The men are dressed in black and the women in blue and green. Above them, in another level of the story drawing, are warriors on a buffalo hunt. Three riders prepare to kill the buffalo, with bows drawn and ready.

Date Made: ca 1875-1878

Original Artist: Bear's Heart

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Florida, Anastasia Island, Fort Marion

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Exhibition:

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2008.0175.54Catalog Number: 2008.0175.054Accession Number: 2008.0175

Object Name: drawingledger drawingObject Type: <Drawings By Material/Production Technique>

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12.7 cm x 20.6 cm; 5 in x 8 1/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-b883-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1348455

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