WAR CHIEF                 NO RETREAT       THE HUNT  

WAR CHIEF Edition of 25  16X17 $2900 in patina

$3500 in polychrome ( as shown)

An Indian mounted on a running horse holding a spear. The markings on the horse indicate the rider is the leader of the war party and has previously met the enemy in hand to hand combat. Other markings indicate he has "counted coup" as well as having been on horse stealing raids.

NO RETREAT Edition of 25  $3700  15X15

Staking oneself to the ground and meeting the enemy in battle was considered to be the ultimate form of bravery. The Indian on the ground has his left leg tied to a stake and is fighting with a war club. The Indian on horseback has gumballs in his hair in the manner of the Crow.

THE HUNT Edition of 25    18X12    $3500

An Indian hunting Buffalo. The Buffalo is fighting back, having bowled over the horse and intent on doing harm to his attacker.

ALERT: # 2 of 25  THE HUNT was stolen from a private collection.

   MEDICINE HAT                     WAR CANOE                PISHKUN      

MEDICINE HAT STALLION  

Edition of 30  13X13 $1900 in patina $2600 in polychrome

A mustang stallion standing on a promontory with the wind blowing his mane and tail. The mustang is a descendant of the Barb horse and has one less lumbar vertebrae. The Medicine Hat color phase of bonnet and shield markings was considered to have mystical powers by certain Indian tribes and it was thought riding one into battle would make the rider invincible. An Indian owning a Medicine Hat had to prove his bravery before he was allowed to ride it into battle.

WAR CANOE

Edition of 7 17X68  $45,000

Originally commissioned as an edition for the Museum of Native American Cultures. Edition open for sale.

  War Canoe photographed during the wax stage in the studio. This piece was commissioned for display in The Museum of Native American Cultures sculpture collection.

   A Kwakiutl Indian canoe modeled on a scale of 50 to 55 feet in length and a beam of 7 feet. The last of the great War Canoes were seen around the turn of the century when Edward Curtis was filming "In The Land of The Headhunters". The unique design of the canoe allowed the Kwakiutl to travel even in fairly heavy seas. The stern was designed so that a following wave would pass under by lifting the rear instead of swamping it. The Indians' clothing and cone shaped hats were made of tightly woven cedar bark to shed the rain.

PISHKUN

Edition of 11  $35,000  68X23 in walnut, oak, or cherry stand

Originally commissioned for The Museum of Native American Cultures as an edition. The edition is open for sale.

  Pishkun is the Indian name for a buffalo jump where Indians would run buffalo, or more properly bison, over a cliff. The cliff on this jump is modeled after a frequently used one in Montana. The Indian on the bluff is the decoy who would cover himself with a buffalo robe and stay on the fringe of the herd. His part would be to lead or decoy the herd toward the cliff while others in the tribe would prepare to stampede the herd over the cliff. The decoy would rush to the cliff and duck to safety while the press of the stampeding herd would force the lead bison over the cliff. The Indian women would be waiting at the bottom to dispatch wounded bison and start dressing them into food, clothing, shelter materials, sinew for sewing, and the other things the bison provided.