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The area that
is now the great state of Wyoming was home to and traversed by many
tribes of Indians.
The Shoshone,
Sioux, Crow, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, Arapaho, and Pawnee were groups
who worked the area rather diligently. Wyoming was a source for
meat, hides, arrow and spear points, and the lodge pole pine, most
suitable for tepees.
In presenting
“Wyoming”, it seemed natural to produce a headdress of antelope, but
the head and facial characteristics should picture all of these
different peoples. Tracing him back to Mongolia was the way to
accomplish this.
When
this piece was on display in China, many Chinese said, almost
automatically, “Mongol”. I felt rewarded |