Forgotten Thoughts by K henderson

 

Forgotten Thoughts, 16 x 20, oil on linen 

The hand on his face represents a battle honor. It is a Coup mark which indicates that he has gotten close enough to touch an enemy in battle. This is considered braver than killing from a distance.   

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Forgotten Thoughts

Forgotten Thoughts, 16 x 20, oil on linen 

The hand on his face represents a battle honor. It is a Coup mark which indicates that he has gotten close enough to touch an enemy in battle. This is considered braver than killing from a distance.   

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Cheyenne Moccasins by K Henderson

Cheyenne Moccasins, 36 x 36, oil on canvas

These Moccasins are decorated with silver and beads

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Time is at Hand, 30 x 30, oil on canvas

This painting shows a Plains Indian with a black hand (coup mark) painted on his face. This is a sign of Bravery. a sign of bravery. To be first to touch the enemy was regarded as the bravest deed of all, it was even a point of bravado for a single warrior to rush in among the enemy and strike one with quirt, coup stick or gun before attempting to fire, thus risking his own life. 

His shirt is decorated with beads. He holds a shield.

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Lone Courage by K Henderson

Lone Courage, 36 x 30, oil on canvas

This Plains Indian wears a Ghost Shirt painted with Thunder Birds and Stars

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Power of the Soul by K Henderson

Power of the Soul, 30 x 30, oil on canvas

This Plains Indian wears a buckskin shirt decorated with glass beads. The first European explorers and colonists gave American Indians glass and ceramic beads as gifts and used beads for trade with them.

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I Witness and Wait by K Henderson

I Witness and Wait, 30 x 30, oil on canvas

Porcupine quillwork is an art form completely unique to North America. Before the introduction of glass beads, quillwork was a major decorative element used by the peoples who resided in the porcupine's natural habita

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Cheyenne Moccasins by K Henderson

Cheyenne Moccasins, 36 x 36, oil on canvas

These Moccasins are decorated with silver and beads

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To Hold in Honor by K Henderson

To Hold in Honor, 30 x 36, oil on canvas

This Plains Indian has his face painted Black and White. He wears a silver Scarf Slide

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Sioux Moccasins by K Henderson

Sioux Moccasins, 9 x 12, oil on canvas

I love painting moccasins. These beauties are decorated with beads, quills, metal cones and horse hair

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Painted Dreams by K. Henderson

Painted Dreams, 28 x 36, oil on canvas

This Plains Indian has his face painted Black and White and stands next to his Pinto horse.

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Assiniboin by K Henderson

Assiniboin, 36 x 36, oil on canvas

This American Indian wears a hair style that is associated with the Assiniboin Indian. He holds a shield and has a coup mark painted on his face which indicates that he has gotten close enough to touch an enemy in battle. This is considered braver than killing from a distance.  

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Earth and Sky by K Henderson

Earth and Sky, 36 x 30, oil on canvas

This Plains Indian wears a beaded shirt. His shirt is painted Red (the color of the earth) and Blue (the color of the sky)

The hand on his face represents a battle honor. It is a Coup mark which indicates that he has gotten close enough to touch an enemy in battle. This is considered braver than killing from a distance.  

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Dreams of Fear and Glory

Dreams of Fear and Glory, 36 x 36, oil on canvas

This Plains Indian wears a beaded shirt. He necklace is made of shells. 

The hand on his face represents a battle honor. It is a Coup mark which indicates that he has gotten close enough to touch an enemy in battle. This is considered braver than killing from a distance.  

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