Saltwater Navajo Medicine Man, Painted on Soft Buckskin and Framed with Barbed Wire. Artist Signed, Native American Artwork,
$70.00
Lovers of Native American Artwork. Take a look at this wonderful Piece. Executed on Buckskin by the recognized Navajo artist D. Olson. The subject of the painting is the "medicine man, Saltwater". I was unable to determine if "Saltwater" is an actual person or simply a representative compilation of the facial characteristics of many medicine men within the Navajo tribe. The detail is striking and wonderfully executed, the colors bright and vivid. The painting is executed on stretched buckskin with a hoop frame made of barbed wire, fashioned in the traditional willow hoop design. (warning, this is real barbed wire, so display away from children)
The piece measures approx. 17 inches long from the top of the barbed wire frame to the base of that same frame, it is approx. 12 inches wide as measured across that same frame. When the piece is hung on a wall for display, the drop is approx. 21 inches long.
Within the Navajo nation, a good medicine-man is a superior being, at once a doctor, a religious leader, and a historian. In the chants which he sings and the myths which he relates there is preserved the story of his people. Medicine men are the tribal leaders of the nation, the basis of their powder emanates from historical fears of devils, or chindis. Whether these devils are virulent germs and microbes, as many of them are, or merely bad dreams or bad luck, it is his business to drive them out. This beautiful painting pays tribute to the wisdom of these leaders and the regard in which they are held by the tribe.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by the shop and for your interest in this unique piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.
The piece measures approx. 17 inches long from the top of the barbed wire frame to the base of that same frame, it is approx. 12 inches wide as measured across that same frame. When the piece is hung on a wall for display, the drop is approx. 21 inches long.
Within the Navajo nation, a good medicine-man is a superior being, at once a doctor, a religious leader, and a historian. In the chants which he sings and the myths which he relates there is preserved the story of his people. Medicine men are the tribal leaders of the nation, the basis of their powder emanates from historical fears of devils, or chindis. Whether these devils are virulent germs and microbes, as many of them are, or merely bad dreams or bad luck, it is his business to drive them out. This beautiful painting pays tribute to the wisdom of these leaders and the regard in which they are held by the tribe.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by the shop and for your interest in this unique piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.
Lovers of Native American Artwork. Take a look at this wonderful Piece. Executed on Buckskin by the recognized Navajo artist D. Olson. The subject of the painting is the "medicine man, Saltwater". I was unable to determine if "Saltwater" is an actual person or simply a representative compilation of the facial characteristics of many medicine men within the Navajo tribe. The detail is striking and wonderfully executed, the colors bright and vivid. The painting is executed on stretched buckskin with a hoop frame made of barbed wire, fashioned in the traditional willow hoop design. (warning, this is real barbed wire, so display away from children)
The piece measures approx. 17 inches long from the top of the barbed wire frame to the base of that same frame, it is approx. 12 inches wide as measured across that same frame. When the piece is hung on a wall for display, the drop is approx. 21 inches long.
Within the Navajo nation, a good medicine-man is a superior being, at once a doctor, a religious leader, and a historian. In the chants which he sings and the myths which he relates there is preserved the story of his people. Medicine men are the tribal leaders of the nation, the basis of their powder emanates from historical fears of devils, or chindis. Whether these devils are virulent germs and microbes, as many of them are, or merely bad dreams or bad luck, it is his business to drive them out. This beautiful painting pays tribute to the wisdom of these leaders and the regard in which they are held by the tribe.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by the shop and for your interest in this unique piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.
The piece measures approx. 17 inches long from the top of the barbed wire frame to the base of that same frame, it is approx. 12 inches wide as measured across that same frame. When the piece is hung on a wall for display, the drop is approx. 21 inches long.
Within the Navajo nation, a good medicine-man is a superior being, at once a doctor, a religious leader, and a historian. In the chants which he sings and the myths which he relates there is preserved the story of his people. Medicine men are the tribal leaders of the nation, the basis of their powder emanates from historical fears of devils, or chindis. Whether these devils are virulent germs and microbes, as many of them are, or merely bad dreams or bad luck, it is his business to drive them out. This beautiful painting pays tribute to the wisdom of these leaders and the regard in which they are held by the tribe.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by the shop and for your interest in this unique piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.
Lovers of Native American Artwork. Take a look at this wonderful Piece. Executed on Buckskin by the recognized Navajo artist D. Olson. The subject of the painting is the "medicine man, Saltwater". I was unable to determine if "Saltwater" is an actual person or simply a representative compilation of the facial characteristics of many medicine men within the Navajo tribe. The detail is striking and wonderfully executed, the colors bright and vivid. The painting is executed on stretched buckskin with a hoop frame made of barbed wire, fashioned in the traditional willow hoop design. (warning, this is real barbed wire, so display away from children)
The piece measures approx. 17 inches long from the top of the barbed wire frame to the base of that same frame, it is approx. 12 inches wide as measured across that same frame. When the piece is hung on a wall for display, the drop is approx. 21 inches long.
Within the Navajo nation, a good medicine-man is a superior being, at once a doctor, a religious leader, and a historian. In the chants which he sings and the myths which he relates there is preserved the story of his people. Medicine men are the tribal leaders of the nation, the basis of their powder emanates from historical fears of devils, or chindis. Whether these devils are virulent germs and microbes, as many of them are, or merely bad dreams or bad luck, it is his business to drive them out. This beautiful painting pays tribute to the wisdom of these leaders and the regard in which they are held by the tribe.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by the shop and for your interest in this unique piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.
The piece measures approx. 17 inches long from the top of the barbed wire frame to the base of that same frame, it is approx. 12 inches wide as measured across that same frame. When the piece is hung on a wall for display, the drop is approx. 21 inches long.
Within the Navajo nation, a good medicine-man is a superior being, at once a doctor, a religious leader, and a historian. In the chants which he sings and the myths which he relates there is preserved the story of his people. Medicine men are the tribal leaders of the nation, the basis of their powder emanates from historical fears of devils, or chindis. Whether these devils are virulent germs and microbes, as many of them are, or merely bad dreams or bad luck, it is his business to drive them out. This beautiful painting pays tribute to the wisdom of these leaders and the regard in which they are held by the tribe.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by the shop and for your interest in this unique piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.