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Image Not Available for AN INDIAN FORAY IN THE WEST
AN INDIAN FORAY IN THE WEST
Image Not Available for AN INDIAN FORAY IN THE WEST

AN INDIAN FORAY IN THE WEST

Date1858
CountryUSA
MediumWood engraving
Dimensions24 × 35.4 cm (9 7/16 × 13 15/16") (Image)
Overall (Sheet): 41.6 × 59.1 cm (16 3/8 × 23 1/4")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art
Object number958470000
DescriptionThe image is dominated by a central grouping of animals: manned horses, bull, calf, foal, and sheep, all in movement toward the right edge of the support. Native American figures ride the horses, the second Native figure grasping a female figure with arms outstretched. A cabin with a male figure brandishing a rifle can be seen in the left background while on the right other mounted Native figures exit the scene.
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