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Transferring the Medicine Shield by Howard Terpning
Guns International #: 101221397 Seller's Inventory #: D0474_VE15
Category: Art - Painting & Print - Collectibles - Native American
Seller's Information
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Seller: Cisco's Gallery
Company: Ciscos Gallery
Member Since: 9/2/16
First Name: Sam
Last Name: Kennedy
State: Idaho
Zip: 83814
Country: United States
Phone: (208) 769-7575
Fax: (208) 769-7575
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 737
Total Number of Listings: 6832
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Visa, Mastercard, certified funds, cashiers checks, money orders, and personal checks (items shipped when cleared). 3% surcharge on firearm purchases made with a credit card.
About Us: Cisco’s Rare & Exceptional deals in one-of-a-kind pieces that define America and the Wild West. The collection is both diverse and expansive, including historic antique western firearms, artifacts, antiques, fine art, and western home furnishings. Our store, located in scenic Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is filled from floor to ceiling with pieces that spark romantic tales of the western frontier. Cisco’s inventory of authentic Native American art and artifacts is among the finest in the world featuring Navajo rugs, baskets, beadwork, totems, pipes, southwest jewelry and more!
Description:
Limited edition print 240/850; 22" x 35",frame 32” x 45”. Well framed and matted. Howard Terpning is one of the most highly praised painters of Western art. As quoted in the New York Times, ". . . everyone is after Terpning's work. They see him as the next Russell or Remington." Through his art, he has shared the rich heritage of Native Americans with profound respect for the People and nature. About Transferring the Medicine Shield: " Among the Blackfeet people, the shield was considered a medicine object and was treated as a bundle. If the shield was to be transferred, it had to be exchanged in a formal ritual. Special songs were sang and four drums used. The recipient of the shield was painted with yellow ground over the face and hands. The face was then streaked by drawing the fingertips downward and a red band was painted across the mouth and eyes. The seller passed the shield through the fire's smoke four times then warded off imaginary attacks with it. At the end of the ceremony, the recipient paid the former owner of the shield one horse.
SOLD