Maffet Ledger: Drawing
Unknown Artist
ca. 1874–81
Medium
Graphite, watercolor, and crayon on paper
Dimensions
H. 11 3/4 × W. 5 1/4 in. (29.8 × 13.3 cm)
Classification
Paper-Drawings
Culture
Southern and Northern Cheyenne
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1968
Accession Number
1978.412.207 (102)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vivid world of Plains Indian ledger art with this striking drawing from the *Met Ledger*, created by an unknown Southern and Northern Cheyenne artist around 1874–81.ed in graphite, watercolor, and crayon on paper (11 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.), it captures dynamic scenes of battles featuring men and horses—hallmarks of warrior narratives. These works, often made on repurposed accounting ledgers from traders, everyday paper into canvases for personal triumphs and historical events. Emerging during a turbulent era of conflict between Cheyenne peoples and U.S. forces, including the aftermath...