Amos Bad Heart Bull’s drawing of a Ghost Dance in September 1890. The center pole has two pipes resting at the bottom. Two dancers in the middle lie prone while having visions. Note the individual designs on dancers’ shirts and dresses.
Amos Bad Heart Bull's drawing of three examples of Ghost Dance adornment, including feathers. According to the collector’s Lakota informants, the Lakota text explains that “Our Father” had "taught them a dance and told them what costume to wear."
Detail from Amos Bad Heart Bull’s drawing of an Elk Dreamer ceremony. The robed, crouching figure on the lower left tests the dreamer’s power by shooting objects. The truly empowered dreamer would be invulnerable to harm.
A collector’s drawing and notes about the front side of Little Wound's Ghost Dance shirt, with Dragonfly on the upper left. Stars hovering above the earth adorn the rest of garment
A ledger drawing. The caption reads, “Ghost Shirt Protecting a Sioux Escapee” Two people on one horse face backwards towards a line of guns. They also hold guns.Their horse and another horse are running away.
A ledger drawing. The caption reads, “Testing the Short Shirt Bullett (sic) Proofs Many Indians Cam to Witness this test.” One person shoots a gun at the other, the other wears a ghost shirt.
