Book of Drawings, c. 1870-1890, Attributed to Ohet-toint, Ka'igwu (Kiowa), Ka'igwu (Kiowa), 1852 - 1934, 8 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. (21.91 x 28.58 cm), Graphite, colored pencil, United States, 19th century, An art form thousands of years old, Plains Indian drawings appear on rocks, hides, cloth, and paper. Their varied subjects include great accomplishments of individuals, important historical events, and ceremonial and daily life. Ohettoint (Charles O. Buffalo) produced this sketchbook while a prisoner of war at Fort Marion, in St. Augustine, Florida, in the 1870s. His drawings express Kiowa perspectives and aesthetic sensibilities. And they served as a form of resistance to cultural suppression and forced assimilation at the hands of the U.S. government, military, and others.
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Book, Drawings, 1870-1890, Attributed, Ohet-toint, Ka'igwu, Kiowa, Ka'igwu, Kiowa, 1852 - 1934, Graphite, colored pencil, United States, 19th century, art form thousands, years old, Plains Indian drawings, rocks, hides, cloth, paper, varied subjects include great accomplishments, individuals, important historical events, ceremonial, daily life, Ohettoint, Charles O, Buffalo, produced, sketchbook, prisoner, war, Fort Marion, St, Augustine, Florida, 1870s, drawings express Kiowa perspectives, aesthetic sensibilities, served, form, resistance, cultural suppression, forced assimilation, hands, U.S, government, military
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