Lakota Bison Hunt Box Art SBL12

Travis Harden and Belle Starboy, Lakota Bison Hunt Smudge and Treasure Box HK Item #SBL12 Shopping < Smudging < Smudge Boxes < Lakota Boxes
5" wide x 6 7/8" long x 3 5/8" tall Inside is approximately 2 1/2" deep.	Travis Harden and Belle Starboy Bison Hunt Smudge and Treasure Box SBL12 - $45 SOLD See More Boxes
	Paula says - "You may have heard of Ledger Art, where Indians used the materials at hand, such as old ledger paper from forts and missions, on which to paint and draw. Well, this is Lakota Box Art, a creative decorating of boxes by Lakota artisans.This box will hold quite a few treasures or a good amount of sage and other smudging supplies." Metal hinges and hasp. Questions or more details. Store Policies See More Boxes

Buffalo or Bison?

The majestic animals that roamed the US plains by the millions were American bison or Plains bison. There are also similar bison that free range in Poland and other European countries. Bison have large humps at their shoulders, massive heads, beards and thick winter coats that they shed in the spring.

Bison are often erroneously called buffalo. In 1913 the Buffalo nickel (AKA Indian Head nickel) was struck. The coin's designer, James Earle Fraser, said he wanted to use a symbol of the American west and felt that "a North American Indian and a buffalo fitted into the picture perfectly." Technically, it should be called the bison nickel.

Buffalo live in South Asia (Water Buffalo) or Africa (Cape Buffalo). Buffalo have smooth, thin hair coats, no hump, no beard and have smaller heads but larger horns than a bison.

About Bison Spirit Medicine

Bison was the major source of sustenance for indigenous cultures of the plains, giving meat for food, hides for shelter and clothing, and Spirit Medicine. The appearance of Bison is a sign that prayers are being heard, that the sacred pipe and Spirit are being honored. Bison signals a time of abundance, prosperity and thankfulness.The medicine of Bison is prayer, gratitude and praise for that which has been received. Bison Medicine is also knowing that abundance is present when all relations are honored as sacred, and when gratitude is expressed to every living part of creation, recognizing the sacredness of every walk of life.

Travis Harden and Belle Starboy, Lakota Bison Hunt Smudge and Treasure BoxHK Item #SBL12

Buffalo or Bison?

Travis Harden and Belle Starboy, Lakota
Bison Hunt Smudge and Treasure Box
HK Item #SBL12