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Couple standing, facing, man on horse with striped blanket | BLANK (rubbing from facing page)

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Although similar in concept to the female name glyphs on Pages 21 & 33, the yellow color added to this glyph indicates a different identity. Also, on this occasion the artist is not the principal figure, but instead is the "wheelman", having delivered his brother or cousin to this meeting. The footprints show that this suitor jumped down from the rear of the horse, and strode to meet his sweetheart, whose many footprints in a close space indicate she had anxiously been waiting for a while. 10

There can be no question that the suitor, here, is not the artist, because other than Page 41, this is the only male figure in the ledger identified by name. Since the artist saw no need to identify himself in the many other self-portraits throughout the ledger, he would not have done so here. The quadruped represented in the name glyph is unclear. My guess is that it represents a canid---either a wolf or coyote. The intended name might be "Striped Wolf', or "Striped-face Wolf'. This same man may be shown again on Page 63, the central figure.


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Ralph T. Coe Foundation, Coe-Cheyenne Ledger (NA 1154); Brant Mackley Gallery, Hummelstown, PA; Southern Cheye...

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Plate No: 25
Page No: 46-47
Media: Pencil and colored pencil
Dimensions: Small commercial notebook: 8.25 x 4.825 inches - cover, 5.625 x 4.75 inches - pages
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Ralph T. Coe Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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