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White horse with accoutrements (Gokliz sketch)

White horse with accoutrements (Gokliz sketch)

White horse owned by the Apache people, with a saddle and blankets.

Bear Hunt (Gokliz sketch) - Public domain weapon drawing

Bear Hunt (Gokliz sketch) - Public domain weapon drawing

Drawing of an Apache warrior hunting a bear.

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 9800

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bear’s Heart, “Cheyennes Among the Buffalo” (1875)

Bear’s Heart, “Cheyennes Among the Buffalo” (1875)

Bear’s Heart, “Cheyennes Among the Buffalo” (1875)

Apache women with blanket (Gokliz sketch)

Apache women with blanket (Gokliz sketch)

Five Apache women holding a large blanket. Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 1000

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Apache Implements (Gokliz sketch)

Apache Implements (Gokliz sketch)

From left to right: bow, quiver, shield (arrows above and below), lance, and a man's head wearing a cornered hat.

Battle of Little Bighorn by White Swan

Battle of Little Bighorn by White Swan

Battle of Little Big Horn Public domain reproduction of artwork related to ancient civilizations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blackhawk-spiritbeing - Public domain  drawing

Blackhawk-spiritbeing - Public domain drawing

A ledger drawing by Lakota Sioux Chief Black Hawk, depicting a horned Thunder Being (Haokah) on a horse-like creature with eagle talons and buffalo horns. The creature's tail forms a rainbow that represents th... More

At the Sand Creek Massacre, 1874-1875

At the Sand Creek Massacre, 1874-1875

Depiction of the Sand Creek Massacre by Cheyenne eyewitness and artist Howling Wolf

Man fights bear (Gokliz sketch)

Man fights bear (Gokliz sketch)

Apache man fights a bear. Note that the bear has arrows sticking out of it, and that a broken bow is on the ground.

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 9200

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 9300

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Carl sweezy 1904 - Public domain  drawing

Carl sweezy 1904 - Public domain drawing

Photo of ledger drawing by Carl Sweezy (1881-1953), Arapaho artist from Indian Territory/Oklahoma.

Ledger drawing - Cheyenne and Pawnee or Osage fight

Ledger drawing - Cheyenne and Pawnee or Osage fight

Anonymous ledger drawing by a Cheyenne scout at Fort Reno. The drawing shows a battle between a Cheyenne warrior (right) and Osage or Pawnee warrior (left), 1906.

Three Apache women in green (Gokliz sketch)

Three Apache women in green (Gokliz sketch)

Three Apache women in green shirts, necklaces, and fringed skirts Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woman on black horse greets man (Gokliz sketch)

Woman on black horse greets man (Gokliz sketch)

"Apache woman on horse in brightly colored dress, long hair, and silver belt. Man stands to the side in scalp shirt and yellow moccasins. He holds a spear." "Unsigned ink drawings, colored with brightly-hued... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 9100

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

'A Procession of Southern Cheyenne Warriors' by Howling Wolf, Honolulu Museum of Art

'A Procession of Southern Cheyenne Warriors' by Howling Wolf, Honolulu...

A Procession of Southern Cheyenne Warriors by Howling Wolf (Cheyenne, Ho-na-nist-to, 1849-1927), ink, crayon, watercolor, and oil-based pigment on paper, mid to late 1870s, Honolulu Museum of Art accession 31152

Lakota Dead at Battle of Little Bighorn

Lakota Dead at Battle of Little Bighorn

Lakota Dead at the Battle of Little Bighorn Red Horse drawing Deutsch: Gefallen

Krieger zu Pferde - Bild von Amos Bad Heart Bull

Krieger zu Pferde - Bild von Amos Bad Heart Bull

Deutsch: Paradierende Krieger auf Pferden, gezeichnet und gemalt von dem Oglala-Lakota-Sioux Amos Bad Heart Bull (Tatanka Chante Shicha) nach 1890. (Von diesem Künstler sind 407 Bilder über die Geschichte sein... More

Attack on horseback (Gokliz sketch)

Attack on horseback (Gokliz sketch)

"Man on rearing horse attacks standing man with spear. Man on foot also armed with spear." "Unsigned ink drawings, colored with brightly-hued watercolors, of Apache Indians. The drawings were most likely made ... More

Man Greets Woman on Horse (Gokliz sketch)

Man Greets Woman on Horse (Gokliz sketch)

Drawing of a man greeting a woman on horseback

Two men with shields on rearing horses (Gokliz sketch)

Two men with shields on rearing horses (Gokliz sketch)

two Apache men on horses as the horses rear up on their hind legs.

Woman and Baby in Cradleboard (Gokliz sketch)

Woman and Baby in Cradleboard (Gokliz sketch)

Drawing of a man greeting a woman on horseback

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 0000

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 0200

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 7900

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Contained in: Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier) See Others in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Description: 42 drawings : graphite, colored pen... More

Ledger Drawing - Arapaho warrior and U.S Soldier

Ledger Drawing - Arapaho warrior and U.S Soldier

Anonymous Arapaho ledger drawing of an Arapaho warrior riding down a dismounted U.S soldier. ca 1880.

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - 5

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - 5

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lakota casualites

Lakota casualites

Red Horse drawing of Sioux casualites at Battle of Little Bighorn 1876

Woman with wares (Gokliz sketch)

Woman with wares (Gokliz sketch)

Apache woman with various items, including a decorated skin stretched on a fringed frame, two baskets (or shields?), and one piece of pottery.

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 0600

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 0900

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Cheyenne-Osage Battle - Public domain  drawing

Cheyenne-Osage Battle - Public domain drawing

Ledger drawing of a battle between Cheyenne and Osage warriors,

Kiowa shield designs collection

Kiowa shield designs collection

A collection of various Kiowa Indian shield designs from ledger drawings by Silver Horn, 1904.

Pictograph War Record, White Swan
Bison hunt (Gokliz sketch) - Drawing. Public domain image.

Bison hunt (Gokliz sketch) - Drawing. Public domain image.

Large black bison with tongue wagging steps in puddle of blood. Man with yellow moccasins and red ribbon around neck stabs bison with lance.

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 0300

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 0800

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 9400

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Cheyenne ledger book of pictographic drawings. The Bowstring Warrior Society Ledger

Cheyenne ledger book of pictographic drawings. The Bowstring Warrior S...

Cheyenne ledger book of pictographic drawing, from the The Bowstring Warrior Society Ledger

Bears Heart - One of the Camps Between Ft. Sill and Caddo, 1875

Bears Heart - One of the Camps Between Ft. Sill and Caddo, 1875

Bears Heart - One of the Camps Between Ft. Sill and Caddo, 1875

Two men with wounded man (Gokliz sketch)

Two men with wounded man (Gokliz sketch)

Two Apache men stand on either side of a third Apache man, who lies wounded on the ground with a shield on his chest.

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 9500

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Dog Drawing - Public domain  drawing

Red Dog Drawing - Public domain drawing

An 1884 crayon ledger drawing by Lakota artist Red Dog honoring the valor of a warrior named Low Dog.

Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1888) (19367428281)

Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smith...

Title: Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Identifier: annualreportofbu1018881889smit (find matches) Year: 1880 (1880s) Authors: Smithsonian Institution. B... More

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - 3

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - 3

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ledger Drawing - Cheyenne warriors fighting Mexican Lancers

Ledger Drawing - Cheyenne warriors fighting Mexican Lancers

Ledger drawing by Hubble Big Horse, a Cheyenne artist showing a battle between Cheyenne warriors and Mexican lancers.

Two Apache men in costume (Gokliz sketch)

Two Apache men in costume (Gokliz sketch)

Two men with fringed skirts, red armbands, and black body paint hold . They hold small swords and wear red and yellow headpieces.

Warfare (Gokliz sketch) - Drawing. Public domain image.

Warfare (Gokliz sketch) - Drawing. Public domain image.

Two shield-wielding men aim arrows at each other. Other arrows (some of which are broken) lie scattered around them.

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 9700

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Karl Bodmer Travels in America (55)

Karl Bodmer Travels in America (55)

Author: aquatint by Karl Bodmer from the book "Maximilian, Prince of Wied’s Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832–1834" by Prince Maximilian of Wied (Publisher: Ackermann & Co., 1839)... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 0100

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 9900

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Woman with basket and man with quiver (Gokliz sketch)

Woman with basket and man with quiver (Gokliz sketch)

" Woman with fringed dress and silver belt stands next to brightly decorated drum or basket. Man with quiver, bow and arrows and yellow moccasins with red tips stands behind her. " "Unsigned ink drawings, colo... More

Big Back art - Public domain portrait drawing

Big Back art - Public domain portrait drawing

Indian Courting Scenes Original drawings attributed to Big Back, a Cheyenne Indian Richard Irving Dodge

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - Cheyenne, Native American - overall - 2

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - Cheyenne, Native American - ov...

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - Cheyenne, Native American - overall

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - Cheyenne, Native American - ov...

Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, equestrian activity, animal husbandry, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Bears Heart - On the Road to Florida, 1875

Bears Heart - On the Road to Florida, 1875

Bears Heart - On the Road to Florida, 1875

Two men on horseback with shields (Gokliz sketch)

Two men on horseback with shields (Gokliz sketch)

two Apache men on horseback - frontal view Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ledger Artist George Levi - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Ledger Artist George Levi - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

George Levi showing kids his artwork before a program at the park

Cheyenne Sundance Ceramony

Cheyenne Sundance Ceramony

Ledger drawing of Cheyenne sun-dance ceremony

Bears Heart - Catching a Shark, 1875

Bears Heart - Catching a Shark, 1875

Bears Heart - Catching a Shark, 1875

Apaches meeting around a table (Gokliz sketch)

Apaches meeting around a table (Gokliz sketch)

Group of Apache sitting around a circular table. Public domain reproduction of illuminated book or manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 0400

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 8000

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 8100

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier) See Others in: Red Horse pictographic ... More

Jaw - His Fight by Leslie Smith 1884 WK 1

Jaw - His Fight by Leslie Smith 1884 WK 1

Jaw/Ćehu′pa, also known as His Fight/Oki’cize-ta’wa

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - 4

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - 4

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bears Heart - Transfer from Cars to Seamboat, 1875

Bears Heart - Transfer from Cars to Seamboat, 1875

Bears Heart - Transfer from Cars to Steamboat, 1875

Schlacht am Little Bighorn - Kampfszene mit Crazy Horse dargestellt von Amos Bad Heart Bull

Schlacht am Little Bighorn - Kampfszene mit Crazy Horse dargestellt vo...

Deutsch: Darstellung einer Kampfszene mit Crazy Horse in der Schlacht am Little Bighorn, gezeichnet von dem Oglala-Lakota-Sioux Amos Bad Heart Bull (Tatanka Chante Shicha) nach 1890. (Von diesem Künstler sind ... More

Bison trampling man (Gokliz sketch)

Bison trampling man (Gokliz sketch)

Drawing of a bison trampling an Apache man as another Apache tries to fight it off.

Hand-to-hand combat (Gokliz sketch)

Hand-to-hand combat (Gokliz sketch)

two Apache men in hand-to-hand combat.

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 0700

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 9600

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 9000

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier) See Others in: Red Horse pictographic ... More

Crow-Cheyenne-fight - Public domain  drawing

Crow-Cheyenne-fight - Public domain drawing

Ledger drawing of a mounted Cheyenne warrior counting coup with lance on a dismounted Crow warrior, 1880s.

Indian Discovery of U.S. Cavalry"Koba" 1875-1878

Indian Discovery of U.S. Cavalry"Koba" 1875-1878

Ledger Art created by a Kiowa warrior imprisoned at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida

Cohoe, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, 2016.

Cohoe, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, 2016.

Photo date unknown. A survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre, Cohoe later spent time in prison at Fort Marion, Florida. During his time in prison, Cohoe spent time among other Indian prisoners who depicted their h... More

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - 2

Brooklyn Museum - Ledger Book Drawing - 2

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bears Heart - Cheyennes Camp, 1875

Bears Heart - Cheyennes Camp, 1875

Bears Heart - Cheyennes Camp, 1875

Bears Heart - Entrance to Harbor, 1875

Bears Heart - Entrance to Harbor, 1875

Bears Heart - Entrance to Harbor, 1875

Apache man and rattlesnake (Gokliz sketch)

Apache man and rattlesnake (Gokliz sketch)

an Apache man and a rattlesnake. Public domain reproduction of illuminated book or manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two men on horses with spears and blankets (Gokliz sketch)
Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 0500

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse drawing of cavalry troops on horseback at Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Phy. Descriptio... More

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. 8400

Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 18...

Creator: Red Horse. Title: Red Horse pictographic account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1881. Contained in: Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier) See Others in: Red Horse pictographic ... More