Nationality
American, Bad River Band Chippewa
Preview
Date of Work
ca. 2025
Medium
Deer hide acrylic, glass and metal beads, metal concho, imitation eagle feathers
Signature
Bottom right
Height
48
Width
36
Collection/Provenance
Contemporary Indigenous Art Collections: Student Government Collection
Status
On Display
Location
Memorial Union Gallery
Artist Bio
Michael Anthony McLeod, is a registered Bad River Band Chippewa artist born in Rapid City, South Dakota and raised on the Bad River Band Reservation in Ashland, Wisconsin. His grandfather was Flathead, his father is Chippewa, his mother is part Salish, and
his grandmother is Oglala.
Mike began to draw and paint early in his life. His fascination with history and western art continues to be an inspiration as he meticulously researches and creates thoughtful reproductions of 19th Century Plains Tribes’ arts and crafts.
Mike considers himself self-taught. His versatility is evidence by his work in several different media as well as by his combination of old techniques with new creative thought. Mike has a knack for bringing out the best in an animal skin. His tanned buffalo, elk, and deer hides are embellished with pigments in a stately visual presentation of box and border, pictograph and the feather circle robe designs of the 19th Century. Prime ermine and muskrat begin a second life as one of his exquisite medicine pouches. Each pelt is transformed into a funtional work of art. His hand-painted buckskin pouches are reminiscent of ancient shield and Ghost Dance symbols.
Additional Information
A painted deer hide depicting three painted warriors on painted horses on the top and another set of three on the bottom, with two additional horses in the middle facing each other.
Condition
Excellent