Indigenous tribes are bringing brother buffalo back to ancestral lands after The Great Slaughter by European colonizers from about 1820 to 1880. The bison population plummeted from millions of bison to fewer than 1,000 animals by the 1890s. Bison are revered for giving every part of themselves to sustain the lives of others. Regarded as relatives, tribute is given to buffalo through songs, dance and prayers. They are a keystone species whose many contributions include strong hooves that aerate the soil cultivating seeds vital to ecosystems. An open valley finds Roselle Shack's contented Bison grazing on woody plants by a stream. The marble is accented with sgraffito treatment giving the carving a wonderful visual appeal. Mindful eyes and mighty horns are from turquoise inlays. Measurements are approximately 3 7/8" long, 1" wide and 2" tall.
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