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Riding into battle to save my friend: Print of original artwork

Artist Butch ThunderHawk
Nation Yanktonai Dakota/ Hunkpapa Lakota (Western Sioux)
Date 2017
MaterialOriginal: coloured pencil and ink pen on ledger paper
Gifted by Butch ThunderHawk

“The Thunderbird is a glyph to identify me. The bear claw is a symbol to represent my Lakota ceremony name, used in ceremonies, “Brave Bear”. The double cross symbol signifies that I saved my friend under fire in battle.”

Butch ThunderHawk

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