A Southern Cheyenne Ledger Drawing c. 1875 graphite and colored pencil on ledger paper With a depiction of two mounted warriors, one labeled a Kaw Indian, the other, likely the artist and presumably Cheyenne, wielding a lance, pistol and shield. The reversed position of the lance indicates that the Cheyenne was counting coup on his enemy, an act considered more difficult than an actual killing. As such, it brought more honor and prestige to the warrior. Provenance: Purchased at Morning Star Gallery in 1983 Ex-Ken Canfield Collection, acquired by him in 1977 Collected by Carl S. Dentzel, Director of the Museum of the Southwest, Los Angeles, CA Exhibited: North by Southwest, The Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, FL 2014 North by Southwest, The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tallahassee, FL, 2010 From the Spirits: Native Art of the Americas, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, FL, 1992 The People: Art of Native Americans, Maitland Art Center, Maitland FL, 1992 Indian Art: Form and Tradition, Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1972 Dimensions: 14 ½ x 6 inches (sight); 17 x 17 ½ framed HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved