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Ledger Drawing of a Ghost Shirt Being Tested
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. -
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Hide painting of a Cheyenne and Arapaho Ghost Dance
A painting done on a deerskin hide of a large circle of figures with several in the center. The artist paid close attention to clothing and hair styles, along with shinny sticks and hoop and stick game implements. -
Hide painting detail of man holding a gaming wheel
A detail on a hide painting of a dancer holding implements for the hoop and stick gameTags hide painting -
Ghost Dancers - Dolores Purdy Corcoran
A ledger drawing of three women wearing elaborately patterned outfits. All face away from the viewer. The dancer on the right wears a dush-to. There are five symbols above the dancers that are similar to ones found on ghost dance dresses and shirts. There is text behind the figures including "Ghost Dancers", "Dolores Purdy Corcoran Copright symbol '09" and some covered by the figures along with numbers in a line down the left edge. -
Ghost Dance Dress (2001) - Jaune Quick-To-See-Smith
A dress is painted over multiple pieces of text of various sizes and orientations. The larger words read "away". The dress is yellow with a brown outline, a brown bird painted on it's chest, and brown, orange, and green streaks on it. Directly behind the dress is a long light blueish green blotch. There is some drip effect. The arms of the dress look outstretched. -
Ghost Dance Dress (2000) - Jaune Quick-To-See-Smith
A dress is painted onto a tan background which has various pieces of texts on it, most indistinguishable, but a few words, especially on the dress, are visible including "He" and "And". The dress is an orangish brown and has a bird on it's chest. There is a checkered pattern in a stripe behind the right side of the dress and a faint blueish green square at the top of the dress. -
Ghost Dance (Two) - Oscar Howe
A painting of three figures dancing. They are all in various poses and their bodies are partially covered by swirls that surround them. The background is grey, blue, orange, brown, and yellow swirls.