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Kiowa Chiefs on a Visit to the Agent

Attributed to Julian Scott Ledger Artist B Kiowa
ca. 1880
Not on view
The group of men depicted here may have been a delegation that visited a U.S. government agent at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, which was then called Indian Territory. The first figure has a distinct painting of a bison head on his chin. He holds a decorated otter skin and stands apart from the rest with a Peace Medal—medallions distributed by the government to Indian representatives as negotiation tools—around his neck. The figure near the center front is wearing what appears to be a military dress coat with a saber and scabbard at his hip. He and three other members of the group hold eagle feather fans.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Kiowa Chiefs on a Visit to the Agent
  • Artist: Attributed to Julian Scott Ledger Artist B (Kiowa)
  • Date: ca. 1880
  • Geography: Made in Oklahoma, United States
  • Culture: Kiowa, Native American
  • Medium: Pencil, colored pencil, and ink on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 7 1/2 × W. 12 in. (19.1 × 30.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2021
  • Object Number: 2021.434.18
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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