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Squint
Eyes produced these drawings in ink and watercolor on the pages
of a small notebook with lined paper. The book originally contained
34 drawings. It was given to Major John Dunlop in April 1887
and remained in his family for nearly 100 years before the
book's covers were removed and some of the drawings were dispersed.
In
1991, the Dunlop family donated 21 of the drawings to the National
Anthropological Archives, together with the book's original
covers and a copy of a letter that documents the history of
the book.
View
the rest of Squint Eyes' drawings ...
Written
by Bob Rea
Fort
Supply Historic Site
With
Contributions by Candace S. Greene
Department of Anthropology,
Smithsonian Institution
Designed by Robert Leopold
Digital imaging by Becky Malinsky
Department of Anthropology,
Smithsonian Institution
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LEFT:
White Crow's revolver is a regulation 1873 Colt .45. In his
left hand he holds a quirt, one of the few native objects depicted
in these drawings. A black fatigue hat covers
hair that
is longer than that of the other scouts. The scouts were ridiculed
by other Cheyennes because they were forced to cut their long
hair. These drawings and extant photographs demonstrate
that the rule was not closely enforced.
Learn
More About It  Tichkematse:
A Cheyenne at the Smithsonian — Learn about Squint
Eyes' work with the anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing
Kiowa
Drawings
— View
additional drawings by Fort Marion artists
Oklahoma Historical Society: Sites
and Museums
Douglas C. McChristian. The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.
Lee
A. Rutledge. Campaign Clothing: Field Uniforms of the Indian
War
Army, 1872-1886. Tustin, CA: North Cape Publications, 1997.
Randy
Steffen. Horse Soldier 1776-1943, Vols. II and III. Norman:
University of Oklahoma Press, 1980.
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