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*Oversized Limited Edition Prints are only available unstretched for shipping. For local pickup or delivery please contact Marianne for oversized stretching prices.
The sacred tobacco leaf was so important to the Crow Indians of Montana and Wyoming that tobacco societies sprang up within the tribe. These organizations devoted themselves to cultivating a special species of the plant for exclusive use in their own rituals. The Crows believed that it is the Crow Tobacco Society and their complex, ritualistic cycle of planting, initiating new members, and harvesting the crops that ensured the continuance and well-being of the Crow as a great people.
Dressed in his best robe decorated with a beautiful beaded strip and ceremonial eagle feather bonnet, this Crow elder sends his prayers to heaven through the smoke of his pipe, and beseeches the Creator through the use of feathers. He holds his most treasured feather fan made from an antique turkey feather duster festooned by extravagant peacock feathers received in trade with European-Americans. Birds are seen by many native peoples as being from the Upper World, and symbolize the powers of the sky. Feathers are seen as potent medicine and are themselves able to carry messages to the spirit world.
Out of a sense of honor and reverence, this man has made sure that he does not go empty handed when going before his Creator.
Enjoy the look of the original painting with hand embellished, painted “beads” highlighting the blanket strip and headband on the headdress. Incredibly detailed, textured beads are hand painted by the artist and finished with a gloss varnish. This technique gives the look and feel of actual glass seed beads. Can be added to the 36 × 48 inch print only, for an additional $2,000. Please contact Marianne with any questions.
Click on Photo to view Full Image
*Oversized Limited Edition Prints are only available unstretched for shipping. For local pickup or delivery please contact Marianne for oversized stretching prices.
The sacred tobacco leaf was so important to the Crow Indians of Montana and Wyoming that tobacco societies sprang up within the tribe. These organizations devoted themselves to cultivating a special species of the plant for exclusive use in their own rituals. The Crows believed that it is the Crow Tobacco Society and their complex, ritualistic cycle of planting, initiating new members, and harvesting the crops that ensured the continuance and well-being of the Crow as a great people.
Dressed in his best robe decorated with a beautiful beaded strip and ceremonial eagle feather bonnet, this Crow elder sends his prayers to heaven through the smoke of his pipe, and beseeches the Creator through the use of feathers. He holds his most treasured feather fan made from an antique turkey feather duster festooned by extravagant peacock feathers received in trade with European-Americans. Birds are seen by many native peoples as being from the Upper World, and symbolize the powers of the sky. Feathers are seen as potent medicine and are themselves able to carry messages to the spirit world.
Out of a sense of honor and reverence, this man has made sure that he does not go empty handed when going before his Creator.
Enjoy the look of the original painting with hand embellished, painted “beads” highlighting the blanket strip and headband on the headdress. Incredibly detailed, textured beads are hand painted by the artist and finished with a gloss varnish. This technique gives the look and feel of actual glass seed beads. Can be added to the 36 × 48 inch print only, for an additional $2,000. Please contact Marianne with any questions.