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From the western research/reference library of Jerry Crandall
A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux
by Helen H. Blish
University of Nebraska Press, 1967, slip cased book
Condition; good, all intact, Hardcover in slip case, some use and shelf wear on slip case.
This beautifully produced book provides a comprehensive visual and textual record of the Lakota people from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. This monumental work features more than 400 ledger drawings and script notations created by Amos Bad Heart Bull, an Oglala Lakota artist and tribal historian. It is widely considered by historians to be the most detailed and complete picture history of a North American Indian tribe ever discovered.
- Amos Bad Heart Bull (1869–1913) made the drawings between 1890 and his death in an old commercial ledger book. In 1926, anthropologist Helen H. Blish found the ledger book in the possession of the artist’s sister on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Blish spent nearly a decade studying the drawings, gathering oral context from Lakota leaders like He Dog and Short Bull.
- The book spans 415 illustrations that cover all facets of Lakota life. Detailed drawings depict sacred ceremonies, social organizations, and traditional hunts. Visual narratives highlight intertribal battles and encounters with U.S. expansion, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The drawings include script notations written in both English and Oglala Lakota
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