This Indian Chief wears a huge feathered headdress indicating his status as the chief. He has a shield in one arm and in his other arm he holds a war club. A war club was a very common weapon used by the Indians it was long and usually curved at the end; most war clubs had spikes or round stone or ball like objects on the end. Around the Chiefs neck you see he wears a necklace maybe made of bone teeth and claws. His lion clothe falls onto the inside of his thighs and exposes his muscles, his knife sits tucked away inside of his lion clothe as well. This sculpture was cast using the “Lost Wax Method” it also has great detail and a two tone brown patina. This sculpture is signed by the artist C.M. Russell. Charles Marion Russell (March 19, 1864, St. Louis, Missouri—October 24, 1926, Great Falls, Montana also known as C. M. Russell, was an artist of the American West. Russell created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Indians, and landscapes set in the Western United States, in addition to bronze sculptures. Known as 'the cowboy artist, Russell was also a storyteller and author. The C. M. Russell Museum Complex located in Great Falls, Montana houses more than 2,000 Russell artworks, personal objects, and artifacts.

this item is in great condition