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Little Big Horn War Hide Record of Lakota Chief Henry Oscar One Bull

1996.24.0509

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Little Big Horn War Hide Record of Lakota Chief Henry Oscar One Bull   (1996.24.0509)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Documentary Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Other Documents
Artist/Maker Chief One Bull
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1934 CE
Culture Native American: Great Plains: Sioux: Lakota (Teton Sioux, Western Sioux): Hunkpapa
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 95.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 93.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.5 cm
Weight 284 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Pigment--Oil Pencil
Manufacturing Processes Piercing, Painting, Drawing, Writing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Herman J. Viola, Little Bighorn Remembered: The Untold Indian Story of Custer's Last Stand (New York: Times Books, 1999).

Manuscripts of Walter S. Campbell in the Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma (digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/nam/manuscripts/Campbell_WS_107_2.pdf)

Photo: "21st Century Museum Visitors & Digital Museum Resources", 12/16/2005.

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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Reginald and Gladys Laubin Collection
Reproduction No, R. K. Laubin provided the pencils and hide on which Chief One Bull drew the diagram, copying one he had made on paper. He spoke no English, so his daughter, Margaret, wrote English descriptions on the piece.

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