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Painted wax, leather, wire, cloth and twisted cotton string. Height 3 inches, length 3 1/4 inches.Provenance: Given as a gift by the artist to his friend and collaborator, Charles J. Steedman, author of "Bucking the Sagebrush, or The Oregon Trail in the Seventies" (G.P. Putnam, 1904), a book that was illustrated by Charles M. Russell (book not included in lot). Descended in the Steedman family to the present owner. Literature: For similar figures, see Rick Stewart, "Charles M. Russell, Sculptor," Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, 1994, pp. 368-376, C-11, C-28 and C-41.