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      Ledger Art

      I was thinking of the tradition of ledger art, but I was also thinking of the other, original meaning of ledger - a place for keeping track of sums...It is sort of a bittersweet notion - the whole idea of ledgers and accounting for what has been taken from Indians and what we were given in exchange. - Arthur Amiotte, 1995

      Beginning in the late 19th Century, as the Plains Indians were forced to make the transition from the freedom of the open prairie to the captivity of reservation life, this move also changed the way they recorded their art and history.

      As the Native people lost access to what was once a common material - the leather animal hide - they began using the pages of old ledger accounting books (formerly used by Indian Agents, traders and military officers) to record their visual history.

      This abrupt switch to using paper is reflective of the drastic changes taking place in Plains Indian life during the late 1800s…but it also shows their incredible ingenuity and extraordinary ability to adopt new materials and create.

      Mixed Media Ledger Art by Don Montileaux | Parading Their Captured Horses - Tipi Liner Drawing

      Original Ledger Art / Mixed Media: Parading Their Captured Horses - Tipi Liner Drawing

      $2,500.00
      Framed American Indian Ledger Art, "Jumping Elk," by Lakota artist, Don Montileaux.

      Original Ledger Art: Jumping Elk

      $1,150.00
      Custom-framed Native American ledger art by Joe Pulliam, "Tipi."

      Original Ledger Art: Tipi -

      $760.00
      Tipi - Ledger Art by Native American artist, Joe Pulliam.

      Original Ledger Art: Tipi

      $740.00
      Native American ledger art, "We Are the Land, The Land Is Who We Are," by Joe Pulliam is watercolor on an antique map.

      Original Ledger Art: We Are the Land, The Land Is Who We Are

      $1,110.00
      Buffalo Tipi - Native American Ledger Art by Evans Flammond, Sr.

      Original Ledger Art: Buffalo Tipi

      $1,320.00
      Framed ledger art, "Two Ravens," by Evans Flammond, Sr.

      Original Ledger Art: Two Ravens

      $890.00
      "Buffalo Moon," framed original ledger art by Donald Montileaux.

      Original Ledger Art: Buffalo Moon

      $1,150.00
      Framed ledger drawing, "Kimimila" meaning butterfly in Lakota, is original art by Evans Flammond, Sr.

      Original Ledger Art: Kimimila

      $1,150.00
      Framed original ledger art - Joe Pulliam - Native American Warrior

      Original Ledger Art: Warrior

      $810.00
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      Four Bears | Evans Flammond, Sr. | framed ledger art

      Original Ledger Art: Four Bears

      $2,990.00 $2,500.00
      Our Grandfathers Ride with Us Today | Don Montileaux | limited edition print

      Ledger Art Print: Our Grandfathers Ride with Us Today

      $80.00
      Chasing Through the Coup | Don Montileaux | limited edition print

      Ledger Art Print: Chasing Through The Coup

      $80.00
      Blue Head | Don Montileaux | limited edition print

      Ledger Art Print: Blue Head

      $145.00
      Soldiers, Soldiers Everywhere | Don Montileaux | limited edition print

      Ledger Art Print: Soldiers, Soldiers Everywhere

      $80.00
      Spotted Elk | Don Montileaux | limited edition print

      Ledger Art Print: Spotted Elk

      $145.00
      Battle | Don Montileaux | limited edition print

      Ledger Art Print: Battle

      $80.00
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      Chief | Evans Flammond, Sr. | framed ledger art

      Original Ledger Art: Chief

      $1,020.00 $970.00
      Counting Coup | Don Montileaux | limited edition print

      Ledger Art Print: Counting Coup

      $80.00
      More Than a Few | Don Montileaux | limited edition print

      Ledger Art Print: More Than A Few

      $80.00
      Con.Fron.Ta.Tion | Don Montileaux | limited edition print

      Ledger Art Print: Con.Fron.Ta.Tion

      $145.00

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