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"The Victor"
Bronze Edition of 12 (shown in clay)
36" x 13" x 10"

 

This piece depicts a Lakota warrior shortly after a battle, where he's claimed a battlefield souvenir; a calvary first sergeant's jacket. His war club is fashioned from a discarded rifle stock, which he has embelished with brass tacks and rawhide strips.

This piece will be available mid February, 2012

$6800*


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"Prized Possession"
Bronze Edition of 18
13.5" x 7" x 6"

This shows a young Lakota girl who's just received a doll from her grandmother. The grandmother would lovingly make a doll from deerskin and adorn it with beadwork and horsehair. The doll would become a very prized possession for the young girl.

This piece was inspired by a 1898 photo taken of Katie (Mourning Dove) Roubideaux by photographer John A. Anderson.

 

$2000*


"Black Hawk"
Bronze Edition of 12
30" x 15" x 13"

Black Hawk was a leader and warrior of the Sauk Indians. He was born in the village of Saukenuk on the Rock River, in present-day Rock Island, Illinois, in 1767. The Sauk people used the village in the summer for raising corn and as a burial site, while moving across the Mississippi for winter hunts and fur trapping.
Black Hawk fought on the side of the British during the War of 1812. He achieved status through his exploits as a warrior, and by leading successful raiding parties. Although he is referred to as “Chief”, in actuality he was a “war leader”, which means he wielded different powers than a civil chief. He later led a band of Sauk and Fox warriors, known as the British Band, against European-American settlers in present-day Illinois and Wisconsin in the 1832 Black Hawk War. After the war, he was captured and taken to the eastern U.S., where he and other leaders toured several cities. Black Hawk died in 1838 in what is now southeastern Iowa. This piece is inspired by an 1837 painting by Charles Bird King.

$5750*


"Strong Medicine"
Bronze Edition of 25
4.5" x 6" x6"

The elite Akicita Warrior Society painted the sacred buffalo skull with this Camp Circle design as a sign of authority and protection for the annual gathering of the seven councils of the Sioux nation (Mdewkanton, Wahpekute, Wahpeton, Sisseton, Yankton, Yanktonay and Teton). Each triangle represents the encampment of each group.

Buffalo skulls were central to sacred rites performed my many Native American tribes and designs varied because they were derived from dream visions.

$665*


"Slim"
Bronze Edition of 18
17" x 8" x 7"

Slim was inspired by a cowboy working a horse ranch in Arizona. Quiet, hard working...the epitome of today’s coyboy. He was definitely the real deal.

$1895*


"Scorched Lightning"
Bronze Edition of 25
13" x 7.5" x 5"

Scorched Lightning, Miniconjou, was a noted warrior with Spotted Eagle’s band and was said to have counted many coups. He most likely fought alongside Spotted Eagle in the Battle of Little Big Horn. This peice was inspire by a photo taken by L.A. Huffman in 1880.

$1325


"Yellow Hawk"
Bronze Edition of 12
36 " x 14" x 12"

This piece was done at the request of Jim Yellowhawk, to honor his grandfather. Yellow Hawk, Sans Arc Sioux, was a well respected warrior who became an advocate for his people. He was part of the Sioux delegation to visit the Capital in Washington D.C. in 1867. This piece was inspired by photographs taken by A. Zeno Shindler.

$6990*


"Double Runner"
Bronze Edition of 18
17" x 9" x 8"

Double Runner was a respected warrior of the Piegan, the southermost tribe of the Blackfoot. They roamed through the Rocky Mountains on the south side of Marias River of Montana and along both banks of the Missouri River. They were known for their beautiful craftwork designs in their tepees, clothing, weapons and riding equipment.

They depended on the buffalo for many things. In the spring, when the buffalo moved out onto the grasslands, the Blackfoot followed. They lived in large tribal camps, hunting buffalo and engaging in ceremonial rituals. In mid-summer, the people gathered for a major tribal ceremony, the Sun Dance. This gathering was not only social, but allowed them to participate in their rituals and to induct members into their warrior societies. This peice was inspire by a photo taken by Edward Curtis in 1900.

$2000*


"Little Horse"
Bronze Edition of 18
18" x 10" x 13"

Little is written regarding Little Horse, Oglala, but it is believed he participated in the battle of Little Bighorn, fighting along side Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull.

The Oglala Sioux roamed the plains between the north and south forks of Platte river and west of the Black Hills. They occupied the country extending northeast from Fort Laramie, at the mouth of Laramie River on North Platte River, including the Black Hills and the sources of Bad River and reaching to the fork of the Cheyenne, and ranged as far west as the head of Grand River. This piece was inspired by photos taken by Herman Heyn in 1898.

$2575*


"Red Hawk’s Prayer"
Bronze Edition of 18
18 " x 13" x 18"

Red Hawk, Oglala, went on his first war party at the age of eleven. He eventually participated in twenty battles, including the battle against Custer at the Little Bighorn in 1876. He fasted twice. The second time, after two days and a night, he had a vision of four women mourning as they circled the camp, followed by a warrior singing the death song. His grandfather then appeared to him and told him to arise. With that, he awoke. He looked eastward and saw the sun peeping above the horizon so he took his pipe and held it to the rising sun as he offered a prayer, “Let my people with glad hearts behold a good day.” Unfortunately, a few days later, four men were killed in a raid, and their wifes circled the camp mourning, while the survivor of the battle followed them, singing the death song. This piece was inspired by accounts and photos taken by Edward Curtis, 1907.

$3850*


"Sitting Elk’s Oath"
Bronze Edition of 18
24" x 14" x 10"

Sitting Elk, Absaroke, takes an oath that the following account is true. In Absaroke tradition, a warrior would cut a piece of buffalo meat on top of a buffalo skull. He would pierce the meat with an arrow and present it to the sun. He would then touch the meat to his lips, swearing that his words were the truth.

$2600*


"Struck By Crow"
Bronze Edition of 12
26" x 13" x 12.5"

Struck By Crow, Oglala, was a well respected warrior and participated in ten battles, including the Battle at Little Bighorn. His first battle was at the age of eleven. He counted coup twice in one battle against the Flathead. His vision quest had him fasting four different times. For one fast, he took buffalo skins to a summit to present to the Great Spirit. After standing until well after dark, he saw a vision of many white horses coming over a ridge toward a fork in the river. A short time later, on a raiding party, he and his companions captured many horses, including several white ones. This piece was inspired by a 1907 photo taken by Edward Curtis.

$3800*


"Last Dance for Iron Breast"
Bronze Edition of 18
16" x 15" x 10"

Iron Breast, Piegan, dances for the last time with the Society of Bulls. The society was an organization of older Piegan men who gathered to celebrate by depicting the movement of the buffalo during a hunt. The Society of Bulls disbanded after one member fell during the dance, got up to follow the others, but in a short period of time died. This caused the remaining members to regard the dance with suspicion, and it was never repeated.

$2800*


"JIicarilla Innocence"
Bronze Edition of 18
13" x 9" x 7"

The Jicarilla were a relatively small group in northern New Mexico, with their own ceremonies, dances and rituals. The young girls and women traditionally wore deerskin capes decorated with beading, and tied their hair up with large pieces of trade cloth. Although somewhat influenced by other tribes, they lived an isolated life, keeping there traditions and innocence alive for most of the 19th century. This piece was inspired by a 1904 photo taken by Edward Curtis.

$2500*


"Kashhila”
Bronze Edition of 18
14.5" x 11" x 9"

Kashhila (Wishham) was a young boy in his teens when Edward Curtis took his photo in 1909. The Wishham inhabited the northern bank of the Columbia River in what is today's Washington State. They were expert fishermen and basket weavers Their numbers were few, and had close ties to the Nez Perce, Yakima and Wallawalla Indians.

$2300*


“Medicine Crow"
Bronze Edition of 12
27" x 12" x 9"

Medicine Crow, Absaroke, was a warrior that survived many battles. He was known for his visions of the future, one of which was the eventual demise of the buffalo and the coming of the white man. He traveled to Washington many times on behalf of his people as these visions came to pass. This piece was inspired by a photo by Charles Bell when Medicine Crow was a young man of 32.

$5100*


"Red Armed Panther
Bronze Edition of 12
24" x 16" x 10.5"

Red Armed Panther, a distinguished Cheyenne warrior and hunter, scouted for General Nelson Miles during the 1877 Nez Perce campaign. This piece was inspired by a photograph by L. A. Huffman taken in 1879.

$5100*


 

"Slow Bull"
Bronze Edition of 12
20" x 15" x 11"

This piece was inspired by a 1907 photograph by Edward Curtis. Slow Bull (Oglala) went on his first war party at fourteen, captured one hundred and seventy horses from the Apsaroke at seventeen and went on to participate in over fifty battles. He was considered to be one of the great Sioux warriors.

$4500*

• Prices subject to change.