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I decided to get a picture or 2 before moving on but he noticed us and wasn’t none too happy about us.

I went to drive off when I noticed him rolling around in the dust and making a fuss. I grabbed my phone but missed the first part of his antics.

Dana Claxton (b.1959), Tatanka 2, 2019

The North American bison/buffalo/ is an emblematic iconic figure that represents for some spirituality, trade, cultural production, fear and awe. Ranging in weight up to a tonne and standing six feet tall. The buffalo is synonymous with North America on an international platform and part of the frontier imaginary with images of the Wild West and cowboys and Indians. For Indigenous communities the buffalo provided complete sustenance utilizing the hide for housing, the meat for food, the skull for ceremony, the horns for utensils, the inner organs for containers and more. The buffalo for many indigenous Plains culture is considered, sacred, a relative and highly revered. https://www.danaclaxton.com/

"King Of The Great Plains"

Oil on 16" x 20" canvas - $400

The great bison charges forward; no one dares to stop the king of the Great Plains.