Prayer to the Four Directions

2020 work of art on a very large bright white premium buffalo hide that has been prepared especially for painting and hand-selected by the artist.  ~ Buffalo Robe: Prayer to the Four Directions ~ Original contemporary Native American art by Evans Flammond Sr. Working carefully for exacting detail, the artist creates an early morning scene; a Gathering of Prayer.  Beginning with the specially selected hide, this entire piece is centered around the buffalo. As Flammond says, "It all starts with the buffalo, this very buffalo that has given its hide. Without the buffalo, this work of art would not exist. Without the buffalo, we would not exist."  Hailstones represent how the buffalo roamed the continent by the millions. The horses are ready for the hunt: Lighting bolts represent speed of the horses and the circles around their eyes give them keen vision. The blue moon represents the successful buffalo hunt. Horse tracks represent the number of each successful buffalo hunts the warrior h