Wings of the Night by K Henderson

Wings of the Night, 30 x 30 oil on linen

This Plains Indian wears a feathered headdress with ermine tails. His face is painted white with black dots.

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Eagle Medicine by K Henderson

Eagle Medicine, 12 x 9, oil on canvas. 

I've been painting some large and complicated paintings lately and felt the need to paint something small.
This is a beaded amulet that would be worn as a necklace or in the hair. It could also be attached to a shield or a shirt. The Eagle talons were used as means to be connected with the eagle who was a messenger to the spirit world.

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Seeks the Sun

Seeks the Sun, oil on linen, 18 x 24

American Indians painted their faces for many reasons: Protection from the sun, ceremonial, personal recognition and others

Here, he wears white paint, white being the color of light, life and the Southeast - where the Sun rises with life-renewing power. The heavy white paint or clay is a prayer for long life.

The lines of flesh represent the straight roads that lead to the Great Spirit

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I've just Got to be a Cowgirl by K Henderson

I've just Got to be a Cowgirl, 20 x 16, oil on canvas

Cowgirls! This painting has cowgirls, a cowboy and a horse (ok, its a mule) . What more could you want in a western painting?

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I Ride an Old Paint

I Ride an Old Paint, 18 x 24, oil on canvas

The title of this painting comes from the song written by Woody Guthrie.


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Silver City Marshal by K Henderson

Silver City Marshal, 20x 16, oil on canvas

This is another painting from my 1880's Cowboy Series. This shows a typical City Slicker wearing a  derby, silk vest pocket watch and a frock coat. And of course, a pair of Six Shooters.

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Bear Shield Talisman

Bear Shield Talisman, 12 x 9, oil on canvas

The Plains Indians would have personal talismans that they could wear as hair ornaments, clothing adornments or hang from their shields, horses, doorways etc.

This painting shows a beaded crystal attached to a shield painted with an image of a bear. This would give the owner the strength and power of The Bear

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Fears Nothing by K Henderson

 

Fears Nothing, 20 x 30, oil on linen

This Plains Indian wears eagle feathers in his hair. Why do American Indians wear eagle feathers?  The eagle flies high and is thought to be a messenger from the heavens or a link between the spirit world and man.The feathers are given to tribal members when certain deeds, such as bravery, are preformed




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Kachina by K Henderson

Kachina, 10 x 8, oil on board

On a rare occasion I stray from the Plains Indian culture that I grew up around and depict people and objects form other tribes.

I am told this Maiden Kachina  is associated with the Bean Planting Festival .

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He Seeks the Truth, oil on canvas, 9 x 12

This is the final painting  in my "Eyes" series. The Plains Indian has black and white paint and red beads.

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Buffalo Rider by k Henderson

Buffalo Rider, 14" x 11", oil on linen

I've painted a series of 1880's Cowboys. This Cowboy wears the hat, vest, scarf and scarf slide typical of that time in the American West

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The Lone Ranger Rides Again

 

The Lone Ranger Rides Again, 40 x 30, oil on linen

 

I thought The Lone Ranger would be a good match for my Silver Screen Cowgirls series.

The Lone Ranger television series  ran from 1949 to 1957,  mostly starring Clayton Moore as the Lone 

Ranger.

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Assiniboine Amulet by K Henderson

Assiniboine Amulet, 8 x 10, oil on canvas

Small leather medicine pouches or amulets were made by the Plains Indians and worn around the neck or attached to clothing or shields. These bags could be plain or decorated with beads, shells etc. It's what was inside the bag that was most important. These small bags would contain protection, luck, and healing power. Stones, feathers, metal, animals claws or teeth, and herbs may be placed in these bags. Each was personal to its owner and would contain items that were significant to the individual.

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Delight Maker by K Henderson

 

Delight Maker, 20 x 30, oil on linen

One of the purposes of the Pueblo Clown is  to  provide their own humorous interpretation of popular culture, re-enforcing taboo and communicating tradition.



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Buckaroo by K Henderson

Buckaroo, 40 x 20, oil on linen

In the not too distant past, before computers and big screen TV's we had small black and white televisions (or so I've been told). In the afternoons we watched The Lone Ranger, Zorro, Roy Rogers and a number of other Western Icons.

 And of course we wanted to grow up to be just like our Western Heroes. The first thing we needed was a cool outfit complete with hat and a pair of Six Shooters.

This Buckaroo is wearing all the right stuff for an afternoon of fighting the bad guys.



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Undefeated by K Henderson

Undefeated, 20 x 24, oil on canvas

This plains Indian is wearing painted white stripes representing the path to all that is good. In the background is a ledger painting showing a horse raid

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Day Will Be Dawning by K Henderson

Day Will be Dawning , 24 x 18, oil on canvas

This is a most recent painting in my Silver Screen  Cowgirls series.

This lovely cowgirl wears a hat and fringed shirt embellished with stars.

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Tales of the West by K Henderson

Tales of the West, 24 x 20, oil on linen

This is another in my series of American Indians based on photos of performers in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.

This Plains Indian stands in front of a Wild West Show poster. He wears a buffalo robe and a quilled and beaded hair ornament.

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Aces and Eights by K Henderson

Aces and Eights, 12 x 9, oil on board

Aces and Eights is known as the Dead Man's Hand in a two-pair poker hand. The hand gets its name from the legend of it being the five-card-draw hand held by Wild Bill Hickok at the time of his murder (August 2, 1876). It is accepted that the hand included the aces and eights of both the black suits. There is still debate about what the 5th card was.

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Sees for Miles by K Henderson

Sees for Miles, 30 x 30, oil on linen

Otter Breastplates were worn by the Plains Indians and were commonly decorated with Trade Mirrors
Fur traders introduced Trade Mirrors to the American Indians in the 17th century. Reflective surfaces were thought to have mystical powers and these mirrors were quickly adopted for use as decorative additions to warbonnets, otter breastplates and bustles, as well as for signaling mirrors.

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The Voice of Thunder by K. Henderson

The Voice of Thunder, 20 x 30, oil on linen

This is based on a turn of last century photograph. The Plains Indian is wearing a feathered bonnet with eagle feathers.

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When the Bears Have Gone

When the Bears Have Gone, 30 x 30, oil on linen

The shields of the Plains Indians are prized  more for their Spiritual Protection than for their ability to fend off wounds from weapons. Each shield is painted and adorned to give the bearer a certain power.

This shield represents the Thunder Being. The Thunder Beings are spirits or perhaps extraterrestrial visitors that harbor in the Spring season bringing new growth and abundance but can also bring lightning and destructive storms.

The designs on this shield are to protect the owner but to send harm (hail and lightning) to the enemy.

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Strong Wind by K Henderson

Strong Wind, 30x20, oil on linen

This Plains Indian wears a feathered Headdress with bells and lots of red ribbons.

His face is painted white with a brown Coup Mark.

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Guiding Eyes

Guiding Eyes, 40 x 30, oil on linen

This Plains Indian has his face painted white with a black hand or coup mark.

He wears a feather headdress with beads and ribbons.

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Destiny by K Henderson

Destiny, 36 x 30, oil on linen

This Plains Indian is wearing a scarf slide made of German Silver.  When fur traders first made contact with  American Indians they traded small items in exchange for furs. Silver objects were one of the items that were popular

Eventually, items were made expressly for the purpose of trading. Around the mid 19th century these items were made from "German Silver",  an inexpensive silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel.

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Running Bear by K Henderson

 

Running Bear, 36 x 30, oil on linen

This shield shows a bear, red trade cloth, flicker feathers, eagle feathers and bells. The Plains Indian has his face painted white with red dots.

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