This Cheyenne Rawhide Pony honors an authentic Native art form not widely known, and the design, in the words of a tribal elder, "is a beauty and has won my heart."

The artwork shows the artist's appreciation of all earthly and spiritual gifts in the Native American culture and tradition, as she has represented on this pony Cheyenne women's tradition of painting abstract designs of spiritual significance. These paintings were usually done on dressed buffalo hides.

The pony's resin body is covered in green, red, yellow and blue abstract designs. Its mane is brought into a five "pony tails" and its tail is adorned with white feathers and red and blue strands. Three of the hooves are solid black, while the front one planted on the dark base is white.

Southwest Art Magazine selected the Cheyenne Rawhide Pony original as Best in Show in the "Native Art of Painting" contest. Artist: Liz Chappie-Zoller Dimensions: 7.5"L x 2.5"W x 7"H


Retired 12-31-09