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Object Number
994-6-10/71076
Display Title
Ledger drawing
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Typed text is from the Peabody Museum's "North American Culture Terms Authority List" in 1992. Hand-written text by the artist reads: "This is what I am called / What they call you carries power!", along with text in Lakota.
Object Description
Ledger drawing. Multi-colored ink on Peabody Museum computer print-out paper depicting Lakota images of men on horseback.
Inventory Description
Drawing, multi-colored ink on ledger painting, rows of horses and riders
Classification
- Drawing
Department
Prints and Drawings
Date
1992
Artist
Mr. Francis J. Yellow
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Wisconsin
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Shawano County
Materials
Ink, Dye on Light weight wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 84 x 37.5 cm (33 1/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Mr. Francis J. Yellow
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