A work made of bison hide, pigment, and stitching.

Painted Tipi Curtain: Victory Record of the Elkhorn Scraper Warrior Society

Cheyenne · c. 1870

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Palette

Tan
66% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1

Silver
26% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.9:1

Taupe
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.2:1

Cinnamon
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.2:1

Walnut
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.3:1

Slate
1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.1:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

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Artist: Cheyenne
Montana or Wyoming, Great Plains
Date: c. 1870
Type: Painting
Medium: Bison hide, pigment, and stitching
Size: 223.6 × 240.1 cm (88 × 94 1/2 in.)
Place: Montana
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 56, colourfulness 19

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Foundation for the Preservation of American Indian Art and Culture. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Painted Tipi Curtain: Victory Record of the Elkhorn Scraper Warrior Society

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