A Blackfeet Painted Hide...

Description

A Blackfeet Painted Hide
George Bull Child
c. 1940

hide, pigments, "signed" on the neck with a buffalo followed by a small child

Two sets each of two painted tipis, along with two circles of painted lodges are present. Five women slightly inclined forward in dance posture appear at upper right with a single travois. At upper left, four individuals wearing blankets stand within a circle of blanketed individuals. Likewise, a curved row of travois is to their right. A circle of travois with two individuals seated at a fire is located at lower center. As well to the left, an individual wearing a blanket holds aloft what might be a ceremonial bundle. Note the crescent moons above the two tipis at lower left, as well as the four against a black band just above the center of the hide.

Provenance:
From the L. D. Bax Collection

Dimensions: 52 x 39 inches

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