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HUNTING SCENE: Man on Horse with Bow and Quirt. He Shoots Two Elk

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p. 26 Two male elk face left to right, centered horizontally on the page. Both have four-point antlers, striped middles, shaded head, neck and front legs, split hooves, and tails. Both have tufts of hair that stick up from the skull. These resemble the elk of Plate 5. Both have arrows protruding from their rears. Like the skunks, the arrows may penetrate the far sides of the animals. The feathered ends are all that are visible of the arrows, and the red coloring by the points of impact indicates mortal wounds. Media: Lead pencil outlines, details, fill; red crayon p. 27 The man on horseback is almost identical to others in this ledger, except for coloring. The entire page is lead pencil (indicating gray or black). He has loose hair, no face paint, and in his outstretched hands he holds a quirt (left hand) and a bow and reins (right hand). The quirt is touching the rear of the horse and indicates the rider is urging the horse foreword. His hatch-marked shirt is fabric�gingham or plaid. His breech clout is visible, but no legs, and he sits on a saddle blanket. The horse is lead-pencil fill (indicating black or gray). The artist does not show hooves. Media: Lead pencil outlines, details, and fill


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    Linea Sundstrom
    9/4/12, 4:07 PM

    Horse quirt, not lasso.

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    Denise Low
    1/21/17, 8:12 PM

    Yes. I see quirts only in these Dodge City ledgers.

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Drawn in 1879 by Northern Cheyenne leader Porcipine in Dodge City Jail. Dodge City, Kansas; purchased by L.M. ...

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Plate No: 15
Page No: 26, 27
Media: pencil
Dimensions: 13 X 9 cm
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The Schøyen Collection. London and Oslo.
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Porcupine
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