The spiritual nature of Plains
Indians led them to have holy places to which they could go to
commune with those spirits that guided their lives or to feel
close to what some called the Sure-Enough Father. Native American
friends took the artist to such a place on the Blackfeet Reservation
south of Browning, Montana. For generations and generations,
the Blackfeet had been going into the woods and attaching small
offerings to tree trunks and branches. In earlier times these
would have been such rarities as eagle feathers or ermine tails
or medicine bundles containing items of religious significance.
In modern times swatches of cloth are an accepted substitute,
respectfully maintaining the custom of ancestors.
Signed by the artist. |