Sketchbook, 1876, William Cohoe, Tsistsistas (Cheyenne), 1853 - 1924, 8 5/16 x 11 1/2 x 3/8 in. ( x x cm) (closed), Ink, graphite and colored pencil on paper, United States, 19th century, A millennia old art form, Plains Indian drawings appear on rocks, hides, muslin, cloth, and paper. Drawings can depict a variety of subjects, including great accomplishments of individual men, important historical events, and ceremonial and daily life on the Plains. Cheyenne artist William Cohoe made this sketchbook--illustrating his life before and during captivity

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