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Ledger Drawing Victory Dance [175243]

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Ledger Drawing  Victory Dance   [175243]
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The Victory Dance, is the title of this ledger drawing by Merle Locke, dated 1999. It measures 12"x 17" and shows a warrior with his newly acquired bells dancing.
Many Plains Native communities started chronicling events pictorially on materials like rocks and buffalo hides. Beginning in the mid-19th century, they used pages of ledger books obtained from settlers. A brightly colored depiction. Please see photos for more details

City: Pine Ridge,
State: North Dakota Pine Ridge North Dakota