BUFFALO DANCER

Artist STANLEY QUENTIN JOHNSON (born 1939)

Date1980

CountryUtah, USA

MediumBronze

DimensionsOverall: 80 x 41.3 x 38.1 cm (31 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 15")

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of E.L. Christensen.

Terms

Object number840000805

DescriptionThe sculpture depicts a standing male Native American figure caught in movement with his weight on his left foot and his right foot raised behind. The figure wears a dramatic buffalo headdress, fringed skirt, and moccasins; a round medallion hangs around his neck and bells are at his knees. The figure holds a rattle in his right hand and a bow with feathers in his left hand.

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