Bronze Sculptor Mari Bolen's
"Children of the Earth"
Updated 6/25/00
...a Series of the Plains Tribes and Nations in Bronze
About the Artist
"Sacagawea & Baptiste"
"Wind Song"
First of "Lewis & Clark Collection"
15"H x 9"W x 8"D
Edition - 50
Price.......$2395.00
"The Lesson"
"Wind Song" depicts the gentle art of a typical Plains courtship. This young Northern Cheyenne has carved his flageolet, or love flute, from reeds, cedar or other wood. He has composed his signature tune which he has played before the young lady in camp or a meeting of clans. Now...he plays his tune one evening away from the camp; on the rocks by the Green River. She thinks well of him as a suitor and has come to hear him play. Her affection is shown by the gifts she brings.
"The Women"
"Appaloosa"
14"H x 13"W x 4"D
Edition - 50
Price............$2195.00
One of the earliest northern tribes to acquire horses (circa 1700-1706) was the Nez Perce,who became the first to selectively breed horses for particular traits and tasks. When white settlers came to the northwest area, they called these spotted horses "Palouse horses" after the Palouse River Valley of Washington. Eventually the name was shortened and slurred from "Appaloosey" to become Appaloosa.
The superior speed and endurance of these horses became legendary. In great demand by distinguished warriors, these horses fetched 2-3 times the price of any other horses. Besides their handsome markings, they were heavier and larger than the average Indian pony. Their sure-footed grace and endurance made them perfect mounts for the heavy-timbered mountains or the high plateaus. The Appaloosa is as distinctive and desirable today as it was by their originators, the Nez Perce. They are forever linked.
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