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ANIMAL: Elk; BIRD: Two Tom Turkeys

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Right:. A large male elk with full rack of antlers fills the page. He is outlined in pencil, and the fill is pencil, also, not the natural yellow or tan coloring. The rack branches much more than is realistic, in a striking exaggeration. Details are tufts of hair on the head, short tail, and blocky hooves. Media: Lead pencil Left: Two male turkeys stand facing the outside edge of the paper, with bodies outlined in pencil and filled with black ink; and then these details: lozenge-shaped heads with eyes; red-striped necks; “beard” or male-specific breast plumage represented by a painted black line; and three claws. Media: Lead pencil for outline and details; red watercolor and black ink, smudged, for fill.


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The cover inscription reads: "Pictures drawn by Wild Hog and other northern Cheyenne Indian Chiefs while in th...

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Plate No: 28
Page No: 52-53
Media: Lead pencil; water color, ink
Dimensions: 3.25 x 5 in (8.5 x 12.75 cm)
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Kansas Historical Society/kansasmemory.org
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