Terrance's ledger art piece depicts a single rider on horseback.  Drawn on top of a 1940's Share Certificate from The McCloud River Lumber Company in Minnesota.  This modern Chief Mountain is a scared mountain of the Blackfeet Nation.  Signed by the artist. 

"The triangle is our sacred mountain Chief Mountain. The sun disk is God representation. The writer is wearing a stand-up headdress, traditional black Foot head dress the tail of feathers down the back is called a boss ribs each feather represent something he has accomplished the dots on the band of the headdress represent the Milky Way or the Wolf Trail, Herman’s Weasel‘s hanging down the side of the headdress in his left hand is carrying acoustic three yellow feathers at the top represent the sun the moon and MorningStar the three feathers on the staff of the acoustic, also represent the sun, the moon and rolling start his arms, calves four arms and caps are yellow, represent the presence of the sun for strength down the neck of the human figure red as a blood that binds green is error lungs the white dots on his body or hailstones on his thigh. There is a diamond represents thunder on his calf. There are a little mountain symbols, glacier Park, which we call backbone of the world the Horse mask represents leadership Son disk at the very top. MorningStar symbol and mountain designs backbone of the world down the center of the horse’s neck is the heart line red is a blood that finds him green is air lungs. The red disc is a big stone deflect negativity. There are seven blue dots. They are hailstones on the right leg or Son raises the left leg mountain designs for glacier Park, which we call backbone of the world red dots on the legs joint markings the green designs represent rolling Hills. The red dots on the hip kidney markings protect the inside of the horse. The seven yellow dots are the big dipper on the hind leg are three blue dots. They are hailstones and there’s a red sash tied at the tail, the color red to us is a spiritual power color."

Ledger Size: 15.5"x9.25"

This piece is currently available mounted on black foamboard. Contact us for framing options with additional charges. 

Terrance Guardipee is an internationally acclaimed Blackfeet painter and ledger artist, consistently recognized for the traditional depiction of his Blackfeet heritage and contemporary innovation demonstrated in his work. Terrance was one of the first Native artists to revive the historical ledger art tradition, and was the first ledger artist to transform the style from the single page custom into his signature map collage concept. His style of art is known as "Ledger Art" which is a collage mixed media on a very large ledger paper with antique documents, checks, maps and stock receipts. The leading institutions in the Native art community consistently acknowledge Terrance’s innovative incorporation of authentic Blackfeet images into his own contemporary form of ledger art.