Sketchbook, 1876, Koba, Ka'igwu (Kiowa), Ka'igwu (Kiowa), 1848 - 1880, 6 3/4 x 8 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( x x cm) (closed), 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. Kiowa artist Koba created a sketchbook while falsely imprisoned at Fort Marion, in St. Augustine, Florida.

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