Native American Carved Horse Dance Stick: Buffalo Runner

Native American artist Jim Little Wounded, Minneconjou Lakota, carves the shape of a horse to commemorate a Buffalo Runner.

Jim carves the shape of the horse from wood, he stains and paints the wood with images of a running buffalo herd. He adds wrapped imitation red tail hawk feathers, a cluster feathers decorates the tail.

Jim finishes the decoration of this piece with glass beads, metal bells, real horse hair for the forelock, mane & tail, a buffalo tooth and red wool cloth.

The piece is signed by the artist.

Measures:
Length 36 | Height 17 | Deep 2 inches
Height is measured from the top of the ears to the bottom of the hanging horse hair.
All measurements are approximate.