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Merle Locke - Sioux Ledger Art Merle is of Oglala Lakota descent and resides in Porcupine, South Dakota. His paintings are very symbolic in nature depicting Native scenes and specific Lakota warriors. The Ledger Art itself is an artform that originated in the late 1800s at a time when the Indians were being removed from their lands. The buffalo hides they used as a surface to paint on were hard to come by with buffalo becoming scarce. During raids, they would find ledger books, and take them, using their pages to paint on as a substitute for the hides. Although the paintings themselves are new, the ledgers shown here date back to that period in history.

 

''Among Great Dreams and Visions'' #408 Merle Locke $550 11 1/4" x 17 1/2" image ENLARGE MULTIPLE PHOTOS	Ledger Art Grouping Merle Locke ENLARGE	Born on the 4th of July #433 Merle Locke $550 framed 11 1/4'' tall x 17 1/2'' wide, image size. ENLARGE MULTIPLE PHOTOS
''The Uncle & Nephew...'' 1888 ledger Merle Locke $525 unframed 11 1/4'' x 17 1/2'' ENLARGE	''Lakota 16 - One of the Sacred Numbers of the Lakota's'' ledger date 1886 Merle Locke $465 unframed 11 1/4'' x 17 1/2'' ENLARGE	''Buffalo Medicine'' ledger date 1886 Merle Locke $425 unframed 11 1/4'' x 17 1/2'' ENLARGE
''Lakota Horse with Hailstones& Lightening'' ledger date 1886 Merle Locke $425 unframed 11 1/4'' x 17 1/2'' ENLARGE	''A Forbiden Love Story of the Lakota'' ledger date 1887 Merle Locke $465 unframed 11 1/4'' x 17 1/2'' ENLARGE	''Three Lakota Sisters'' ledger date 1886 Merle Locke $465 unframed 11 1/4'' 17 1/2'' ENLARGE
''Lakota Generations'' ledger date 1887 Merle Locke $525 unframed 11 1/4'' x 17 1/2'' ENLARGE	''Among Many Generations'' ledger date1887 Merle Locke $525 unframed 11 1/4'' x 17 1/2'' ENLARGE	Lakota Warrior #435 Merle Locke $550 framed 11 1/4'' tall x 17 1/2'' wide, image size. ENLARGE MULTIPLE PHOTOS
The Great Capture of the 7th #195 Merle Locke $350 unframed 13 3/4 '' tall x 16 3/4 '' wide ENLARGE	Great Warriors of the Lakota - #196 Merle Locke $350 unframed 13 3/4'' tall x 16 3/4'' wide ENLARGE	A Lakota Captures Flag & Horse - #205 Merle Locke $350 unframed 13 3/4'' tall x 16 3/4'' wide ENLARGE
Lakota Accounts of Fast Thunder # 423 Merle Locke $350 unframed 11 1/4'' tall x 16'' wide ENLARGE

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