What was the subject matter often found in the ledger drawings of Native Americans, such as those by Howling Wolf? Discuss the materials used and the visual elements common to these drawings.
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Ledger drawing by the native peoples of America were often done on paper, using pencil, ink, pen, and crayon or watercolor. The drawings were mostly narrative, depicting battles, hunts, and community rituals. The style was characterized by prominent contour lines, flat colors, and limited details of setting or context. In Wolf's Ute Indian, figures are presented with a frontal view of the torso and a profile view of the head. Both faces are identical because ledger artists used clothing and accessories to identify a person, adding name pictographs for highly significant subjects.
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