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Various Sizes - Matted Prints
This portrait is of Little Wolf, a Northern Cheyenne leader who was instrumental in Red Cloud's War, including the infamous Fetterman's Massacre, and the War for the Black Hills in the late 1800's. Shot seven times in one battle, the overwhelmed Little Wolf, along with other Cheyenne leaders and their people, finally surrendered at Fort Robinson in 1877. Forced onto a reservation at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, the Cheyenne grew desperate so far away from their homeland. Disease and starvation finally convinced Little Wolf and the rest of the people to brave a rebellious trek back to the north. Pursued by the U.S. government, the Cheyenne almost managed to make it back to the Tongue River country only to be captured again and sent to live out their days at Fort Keogh, Montana, where it is said that many of the tribesmen as well as Little Wolf himself were destroyed by boredom, despair and whiskey.
Little Wolf is wearing a highly decorated ceremonial shirt made of buckskin and painted blue-green on the top half and is actually yellow all across the bottom. It is decorated with wide bands of quillwork along the arms and over the shoulders. From these bands as well as the triangular flap on the chest, are hung clusters of scalplocks. Cheyenne tradition links such a shirt to the prophet Sweet Medicine and has many sacred associations.
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Various Sizes - Matted Prints
This portrait is of Little Wolf, a Northern Cheyenne leader who was instrumental in Red Cloud's War, including the infamous Fetterman's Massacre, and the War for the Black Hills in the late 1800's. Shot seven times in one battle, the overwhelmed Little Wolf, along with other Cheyenne leaders and their people, finally surrendered at Fort Robinson in 1877. Forced onto a reservation at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, the Cheyenne grew desperate so far away from their homeland. Disease and starvation finally convinced Little Wolf and the rest of the people to brave a rebellious trek back to the north. Pursued by the U.S. government, the Cheyenne almost managed to make it back to the Tongue River country only to be captured again and sent to live out their days at Fort Keogh, Montana, where it is said that many of the tribesmen as well as Little Wolf himself were destroyed by boredom, despair and whiskey.
Little Wolf is wearing a highly decorated ceremonial shirt made of buckskin and painted blue-green on the top half and is actually yellow all across the bottom. It is decorated with wide bands of quillwork along the arms and over the shoulders. From these bands as well as the triangular flap on the chest, are hung clusters of scalplocks. Cheyenne tradition links such a shirt to the prophet Sweet Medicine and has many sacred associations.
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