A Móra Ferenc Múzeum Évkönyve: Studia Historiae Literarum et Artium, 4. (Szeged, 2004)

Nagy Imre: A Preliminary Report on the Friedman Kein Canvas

type of lance is decorated uniformly with eagle tail feathers, while the other type discussed previously (R1C3; R2C2; R2C3) is decorated with eagle tail feathers and hawk feathers in alternating sections. The Cheyenne carries a shield which shows many similarities to the shield shown in R1C3 (see: detailed discussion). The tail of the Cheyenne's horse is tied with a strip of red cloth, and decorated with a fan of eagle tail feathers. (09) R2C5 The mounted Cheyenne lances a White man who falls from his saddle while riding at full speed. The White man is a small figure whose identity is indicated by the short black hair on top of his head. Very possibly he rides a mule, as his animal has much longer ears than any other horse on the canvas. The Cheyenne wears an eagle feathered warbonnet, a bone hair-pipe breastplate, and a striped cloth shirt. He also wears leggings made from red trade cloth, and a red breechcloth. Under his left arm he carries a red shield with a trailer decorated with three rows of eagle tail feathers. This shield can be identified positively as the so-called Howling Wolf shield (Mooney MS #2531, Vol. 5), and the list of owners also can be determined. The hero's lance is a third type used in the Southern Cheyenne Bowstring Society. This type, called the „scalp lance" was decorated with alternating black and yellow-dyed horsehair locks, and eagle tail feathers secured at intervals to the lance shaft. The artist who drew this scene also worked in the so-called No Horse Ledger, now in the collection of the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona. (10)R3C1 The Cheyenne hero dismounted from his red horse, and counted coup with the ramrod of his gun on three Indian enemies. The horse is decorated with an eagle feather on its head, and a single antelope horn is tied below its neck (to induce swiftness), while its tail is tied up with a strip of red trade cloth and adorned with a fan of eagle tail feathers. In front of his horse lies a male enemy on his back while a thin, slanting red line - the ramrod of the Cheyenne's gun - is connected to his head, indicating the coup counting of the Cheyenne. The bow of the enemy lies beside his left hand. Close to this figure, there is another enemy in a strange sitting position. His left leg is pointed forward, while his right leg is bent at knee. He holds a gun in his lap, and his head is also touched by a thin, slanting red line - indicating the second coup of the Cheyenne hero. Parallel lines at the bottom of their leggings indicate that both enemies are wearing leggings made of striped blankets. Their braids are wrapped with red and black strips of cloth. Farther to the left, the Cheyenne hero is depicted counting his third coup. He is dressed in a dark blue (here represented as black) US Army officer coat with brass armbands above his elbows. He wears dark blue (also painted in black) leggings with double selvage, and red breechcloth. There is an eagle feather warbonnet on his head, with a long, single trailer of eagle feathers reaching to the ground. Around his neck he wears a choker, and a German-silver pectoral. His braids are wrapped with strips of red and white cloth. His outstretched right hand leads our eyes to the third slanting red line which is connected to the head of the third enemy figure. This male is kneeling in 105