Painted buffalo hide

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota c. 1904

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service
Oyster Bay, United States

Buffalo hide given by Indian Court of Affairs Chief Justice John Grass of the Standing Rock Reservation to Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. Grass had fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn. This hide was painted by the Native Americans of the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota and South Dakota and depicts the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Details

Title: Painted buffalo hide
Creator: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota
Date Created: c. 1904
Location: United States--Standing Rock Indian Reservation
Physical Dimensions: L 223.3 cm, W 82.7 cm
Subject Keywords: Hides and skins, Gifts to politicians, Little Bighorn, Battle of the (Montana : 1876) in art, Indians of North America
Contributor: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service
Medium: Animal hide and paint

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