Nationality
American, Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara Nation
Artist Dates
b. 1952
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Date of Work
1981
Medium
Oil on canvas
Signature
Lower right
Height
29"
Width
23 1/2"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
Stored: R12
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Elk Woman, originally from Bismarck, ND, has been widely recognized as a painter, sculptor, jewelry-maker, fashion designer. Her work, which as been exhibited nationally and internationally, draws inspiration from nature and from her Native heritage. These two themes, which she sees as inextricably connected, are brought together in this image of the buffalo, an animal that is sacred to numerous American Indian Nations.
Condition
Excellent
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