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Watercolor Painting of a Native American Church Teepee by Billey Kochee - C3556D
Category: Paintings | Posted by | Mon, Sep 19th 2016, 5:40pm
This painting by Billey Kochee contains an assortment of symbols important to Native Americans.
The teepee with a background of poles is an insignia of the Native American Church, or Peyote Religion. The Native American Church, and the use of peyote as a means of achieving a trance, began in Pre-Columbian Mexico and spread to the Great Plains in the late 19th Century.
The buffalo skull symbol is frequently seen on shields of the Plains Indians. The buffalo stands for all that is important to the people. It is a reminder to be grateful for the gifts that are given by the creator.