Keeping Time: Ledger Drawings and the Pictographic Traditions of Native North Americans ca. 1820-1900


Installation view

Installation view
Sheridan Ledger wall, ca. 1885

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view
Mescalero Apache, Southern Plains

Shield and Cover
Mescalero Apache, Southern Plains
PROVENANCE
The Wellington Collection, Long Island, NY
EXHIBITED
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 28 to May 27, 1984
PUBLISHED
Pleasing the Spirits, Ewing, Ghylen Press, 1982, plate 156.
“Native American Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art”, Maurer, American Indian Art Magazine, Autumn 1982, pg. 36.
Pearlstone Mathews, Zena. Symbol and Substance in American Indian Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1984, pg. 20, pl. 11.
Apache, Southern Plains

Playing Cards
Apache, Southern Plains
Lakota, Northern Plains

Pictographic Muslin
Lakota, Northern Plains
PROVENANCE
Collected by Isabella Jean Macroy (b. 1860 d. 1947) a schoolteacher in the Dakota and Oklahoma territories

Installation view
Quirt, ca. 1850 and Buffalo hide Robe, ca. 1840
Plains/Prairie

Quirt
Plains/Prairie
PROVENANCE
This elk horn quirt was acquired by Mordecai Thomas Bartram 1843-1904) a government licensed trader to the Iowa and Sauk between 1871 and 1873 at the Great Nemaha Indian Agency, Nohart, Nebraska. The quirt, together with a group of Bartram’s letters and other objects were passed down through the Bartram family.
Pawnee, Central Plains

Robe
Pawnee, Central Plains
PROVENANCE
Reportedly found in a barn in Upstate New York
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

Bison Fetish
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico
PROVENANCE
Acquired in 1976 from Sun Hawk (Joe Sandoval [grandson of Geronimo]), Taos War Chief
Crow, Northern Plains

Shield and Cover
Crow, Northern Plains
PROVENANCE
The Wellington Collection, Long Island,NY
EXHIBITED
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 28 to May 27, 1984
PUBLISHED
Pleasing the Spirits, Ewing, Ghylen Press, 1982, plate 156
“Native American Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art”, Maurer, American Indian Art Magazine, Autumn 1982, pg. 36
Pearlstone Mathews, Zena. Symbol and Substance in American Indian Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1984, pg. 20, pl. 11
Blackfoot, Northern Plains

Side Fringe Parfleche
Blackfoot, Northern Plains

Pictographic Muslin
Attributed to Jaw (Okicizi Tawa) (b. 1850 d. unknown)
Teton Sioux, Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota
PROVENANCE
The majority of works by the artist Jaw were collected by the ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore at Standing Rock Reservation from 1911 to 1914 while compiling material for her publication “Teton Sioux Music”, published in 1916
Cheyenne, Central Plains

Pair of Parfleche Envelopes
Cheyenne, Central Plains
PROVENANCE
Napoleon Moore, Mohawk Lodge, Clinton, OK
Ron Bork, Chicago, IL
EXHIBITED
Kansas City Art Institute, November 18 to December 18, 1984
PUBLISHED
Native American Parfleche: A Tradition of Abstract Painting, Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute, pl.
Sioux, Central Plains

Pair of Parfleche Envelopes
Sioux, Central Plains
PROVENANCE
Dr. Luther R. and Frances T. Zehner collection, Pennsylvania acquired from Mrs. Alice Howard
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 45)
Southern Cheyenne
Private Collection
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 13)
Southern Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 21)
Southern Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 23)
Southern Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 12)
Southern Cheyenne
Private Collection
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 39)
Sioux
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 29)
Southern Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 39)
Southern Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 51)
Southern Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 53)
Southern Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 7)
Southern Cheyenne
Private Collection
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 5)
Southern Cheyenne
SOLD
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 58)
Southern Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 31)
Southern Cheyenne
SOLD
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (sundance)
Southern Cheyenne
Private Collection
Verso Indian Agent Distributing Annuities

Sioux Medicine Men
Verso Indian Agent Distributing Annuities
Attributed to Howling Wolf
Southern Cheyenne
Central Plains
Private Collection
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (sundance/otter)
Southern Cheyenne
Private Collection
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (page 19)
Southern Cheyenne
Private Collection
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 27)
Sioux

Bear Mountain (Tsaitkopeta) (page 21)
(b. 1852 d. 1910)
Fort Marion
Cheyenne
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 35)
Sioux
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 166)
Sioux
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 170)
Sioux
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 172)
Sioux
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 176)
Sioux
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 178)
Sioux
Arapaho

Henderson Ledger Book (pages 5 and 6)
Arapaho
SOLD
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 180)
Sioux
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 188)
Sioux
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 190)
Sioux
Cheyenne

Vincent Price Ledger Book (page 238)
Cheyenne
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 202)
Sioux
Verso Cheyenne Village

Cheyenne at Home
Verso Cheyenne Village
Attributed to Howling Wolf
Southern Cheyenne
Central Plains
Cheyenne

Fort Marion Ledger Page
Cheyenne
verso: Kiowa Camps at Fort Sill

Chief Killer among the Turkeys on the Canadian River
verso: Kiowa Camps at Fort Sill
Cheyenne
Cheyenne/Arapaho

Anonymous Ledger (page 117)
Cheyenne/Arapaho
recto/verso

Vincent Price Ledger Book (page 111)
recto/verso
Cheyenne
Kiowa

Julian Scott Ledger Book (page 7)
Kiowa
Cheyenne

White Buffalo (page 47)
Cheyenne

Hidatsa
Sioux

Courting Scene (page 79)
Sioux
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (pages 55 and 56)
Southern Cheyenne
Private Collection
Cheyenne

Vincent Price Ledger Book (page 196)
Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (pages A and B)
Southern Cheyenne
SOLD
Cheyenne

Vincent Price Ledger Book (page 16)
Cheyenne
Cheyenne

Vincent Price Ledger Book (page 62)
Cheyenne
Arapaho

Henderson Ledger Book (page 29)
Arapaho

Trading Goods
Attributed to Howling Wolf
Southern Cheyenne
Central Plains

Cheyenne Soldiers
Attributed to Howling Wolf
Southern Cheyenne
Central Plains

Cheyenne Attacking a Pawnee Camp
Attributed to Howling Wolf
Southern Cheyenne
Central Plains
Private Collection

Cheyenne Medicine Lodge
Attributed to Howling Wolf
Southern Cheyenne
Central Plains
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (page 208)
Sioux
Sioux

Macnider Ledger Book (pg. 186)
Sioux
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (pages 33 and 34)
Southern Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (pages 37 and 38)
Southern Cheyenne
Southern Cheyenne

Sheridan Ledger (pages 47 and 48)
Southern Cheyenne

Installation view
Flute, ca.1900 and Ledger Drawings
Sioux, Northern Plains

Flute
Sioux, Northern Plains
PROVENANCE
Collected by Ralph “Doc” Hubbard (b.1885 d. 1990) a prominent early enthusiast and educator in the field of American Indian crafts and culture.

Installation view
Obsidian Wealth Blades, 19th century

Installation view
Obsidian Wealth Blades, 19th century
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California

Wealth Blade (S3983-3)
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California
PROVENANCE
John George Baedlein (b. 1865 d. 1958), a Kansas City architect and amateur archeologist
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
George Terasaki collection, New York, NY, acquired 1960’s to 1970’s
EXHIBITED
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California

Wealth Blade (S3983-13)
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California
PROVENANCE
John George Baedlein (b. 1865 d. 1958), a Kansas City architect and amateur archeologist
.
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
.
George Terasaki collection, New York, NY, acquired 1960’s to 1970’s.
EXHIBITED
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California

Wealth Blade (S3983-2)
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California
PROVENANCE
John George Baedlein (b. 1865 d. 1958), a Kansas City architect and amateur archeologist
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
George Terasaki collection, New York, NY, acquired 1960’s to 1970’s
EXHIBITED
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California

Wealth Blade (S3983-8)
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California
PROVENANCE
John George Baedlein (b. 1865 d. 1958), a Kansas City architect and amateur archeologist
.
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
.
George Terasaki collection, New York, NY, acquired 1960’s to 1970’s.
EXHIBITED
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California

Wealth Blade (S3983-4)
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California
PROVENANCE
John George Baedlein (b. 1865 d. 1958), a Kansas City architect and amateur archeologist
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
George Terasaki collection, New York, NY, acquired 1960’s to 1970’s
EXHIBITED
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California

Wealth Blade (S3983-14)
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California
PROVENANCE
John George Baedlein (b. 1865 d. 1958), a Kansas City architect and amateur archeologist
.
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
.
George Terasaki collection, New York, NY, acquired 1960’s to 1970’s.
EXHIBITED
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California

Wealth Blade (S3983-1)
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California
PROVENANCE
John George Baedlein (b. 1865 d. 1958), a Kansas City architect and amateur archeologist
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
George Terasaki collection, New York, NY, acquired 1960’s to 1970’s
EXHIBITED
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California

Wealth Blade (S3983-9)
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California
PROVENANCE
John George Baedlein (b. 1865 d. 1958), a Kansas City architect and amateur archeologist
.
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
.
George Terasaki collection, New York, NY, acquired 1960’s to 1970’s.
EXHIBITED
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California

Wealth Blade (S3983-7)
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California
PROVENANCE
John George Baedlein (b. 1865 d. 1958), a Kansas City architect and amateur archeologist
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
George Terasaki collection, New York, NY, acquired 1960’s to 1970’s
EXHIBITED
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California

Wealth Blade (S3983-6)
Yurok-Hupa, Northern California
PROVENANCE
John George Baedlein (b. 1865 d. 1958), a Kansas City architect and amateur archeologist
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia
George Terasaki collection, New York, NY, acquired 1960’s to 1970’s
EXHIBITED
The Robert Hayden Museum, Georgia