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Medicine Pipe - Native American Indian By Howard Terpning

By Howard Terpning

Medicine Pipe by Howard Terpning

The subject of this painting could be representative of any time from the 1850's to the 1870's. Among the Northern Plains peoples, the owner of a sacred pipe or medicine pipe, held an important position in the tribe. The medicine pipe was sometimes part of a larger medicine bundle as in the thunderpipe of the Blackfeet people. This is not a specific medicine pipe but rather is symbolic of all medicine pipes.

The owner of this pipe wears a hide shirt that is painted blue and the white spots represent hail marks. Similar marks were sometimes painted on horses, too. The warriors believed that, during battle, these marks would call down hailstones to strike the enemy. The eagle feathers attached to the shirt would impart great strength and courage to the shirt's owner. The tapestry of color in the back allows viewers to create their own background.

"The medicine pipe was a central element in the rituals of Indian religion. The elaborately decorated pipe was protected in its own medicine bundle and was brought out on the most solemn of occasions. Care of the pipe was entrusted to a keeper who was widely respected among the People and had proven himself worthy in war." (Spirit of the Plains People by Don Hedgpeth).

Medicine Pipe - Native American Indian by Howard Terpning was published in April of 1993 and is available for sale as a signed and numbered limited edition art print with a 15-13/16 x 12-1/8 vertical image size priced for sale at $525 unframed. LAST ONE!

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Types	Dimensions	Edition Size	Price	Cart
Signed And Numbered Limited Edition Paper Print	15-13/16 x 12-1/8 Image Size	1,000	$525.00

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