Warrior Killing a Soldier
date: label: Date made
content: ca 1875
label: date made
content: ca 1894
name: label: original artist
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Unknown artist, about 1894
label: Description
content: “Cheyenne Picture. Warrior Killing a Soldier.”
label: Description
content: Ink and watercolor
label: Description
content: This drawing shows the victory of a Cheyenne warrior over a U.S. Army soldier. The artist depicts the warrior counting coup on his enemy by touching the fallen soldier with his riding whip (quirt). Counting coup - in this instance touching an adversary in battle - was considered an act of bravery that could gain war honors. This single event took place during a larger battle against many adversaries, as indicated by the large number of rifles at the left.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: North America
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Military
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content: Communications
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content: National Treasures exhibit
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content: Art
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content: Ledger Drawings
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. John G. Bourke
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.08111
label: accession number
content: 1897.031963
label: catalog number
content: GA*08111
label: accession number
content: 1897.31963
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drawing
label: Object Name
content: ledger drawing
label: Object Type
content: Drawings
label: Other Terms
content: drawing; Watercolor
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 25.8 cm x 36 cm; 10 3/16 in x 14 3/16 in