Sujet
Green quartzite effigy of a buffalo
Légende
Green quartzite effigy of a buffalo, The buffalo was looked upon as sacred and was honoured in rituals and ceremonies. An effigy such as this gave humans a measure of control over the herds by capturing an image of the animal for ritual purposes. USA. Plains Indian.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, USA
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A22_456
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
29,7Mo (1,3Mo) / 29,8cm x 25,0cm / 3520 x 2948 (300dpi)