PIPE BEARER OF THE HIDATSA 20" x 16 " oil on canvas
To be a pipe bearer in a Hidatsa Soldier Society was the mark of an accomplished and seasoned warrior.
This member of the Black Mouth Society is getting ready to attend a meeting dressed in his finest clothing, wearing a bear-claw necklace and foxtail ankle wraps while holding a quilled eagle-feather fan and carrying the society's pipe.
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