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Howard explains the little-known Crow custom that inspired this work:
"Planting
tobacco seeds was a religious event performed by the tobacco society.
After the ground
was prepared, members placed branches around the garden to protect the plants.
Small
offerings, such as bits of ribbon and feathers, were tied to the branches.
Once the seeds
were planted, sticks about 18" long were inserted into the ground with small
medicine
bundles attached. The Crow believed that little people lived in the
ground and helped
make the tobacco plants grow, so the bundles, containing berries, herbs,
etc., along with
tiny moccasins and other miniature articles of clothing, were given as
offerings."
This Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Textured Canvas is as faithful to the original
as
possible in color and textured brushstrokes and can be presented without
glass.
© Greenwich Workshop
