laura ingalls wilder was a little girl when she wrote of her memory of seeing the indians walk along the trail of tears past her little house on the prairie in the 1830's. her desires were that of a little girl: "a papoose, daddy please . . i want a papoose." from this picture morgana , chanda and i were able to understand her wish.
we each chose an item to sketch from the museum's special exhibit titled "a song for the horse nation." morgana chose a comanche horse and rider doll from about 1900. it was comprised of hide, sinew, beads and horsehair.
i found this navajo doll and horse exquisite, and i reminded me of the dolls i saw as a child when i was traveling cross-country with my family in the late 1960's. this one is from about 1940.
chanda chose a saddle from 1875 made of brass tacks, wood, rawhide and sinew.
i chose to draw a pair of chaps with colorful beads in the shape of horse heads, hearts, stars, and headdresses.
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