Nine drawings, two unfinished, depict scenes of warfare and men on horseback and include identifying captions in an unknown hand. Five drawings include a name glyph for Red Dog; one has a glyph for Black Crow; another is identified in an inscription as Two Strikes. The drawings are by multiple artists. Bound volume with board covers and pencil loop containing 8 leaves of unruled paper. Drawings on verso of seven leaves and inside covers. Inside front cover stamped with name and address of an art supply dealer in Washington, DC. All completed images include captions written by an unidentified source. Note: The drawings had separated from the binding when inventory numbers were assigned and have been rebound in a different order believed to represent the original location (see records in conservation files.)
Biographical / Historical:
Red Dog (Shun-ka Lu-ta) was an Oglala chief from the Red Cloud Agency.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS.2372, Box 11
Local Note:
The drawings are by two or three artists. NAA INV 08742601 is identified by Mallery as Two Strikes; 08742609 and part of 08742603 are assumed to be by Red Dog; the third artist is unidentified, and is assumed to have drawn the rest of 08742603.
Place:
United States -- Nebraska -- Red Cloud Agency.
United States -- Nebraska -- Red Cloud.
Album Information:
MS 2372-11 LRD-000
Collection Restrictions:
Manuscript 2372 is open for research.
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Collection Rights:
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Genre/Form:
Ledger drawings
Collection Citation:
Manuscript 2372, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
