YOGI,
The Artist and the Hunter
by Sally Ogletree, sponsored by
Y-Tex
Drawing from Indian legend and folk art and synthesizing the representation of the grizzly as the epitomy of both mystic and secular elements of native American life, Sally Ogletree entices the magic of the hunt into life on "The Artist and the Hunter."
Below the artist depicts the magic of hide-painting art, as a young wife, her implements laid out on an overlook above the valley camp, uses them to invoke a successful buffalo hunt for her husband. Note the buffalo bone painting implements and her work with feather dipping.

For his part, her husband prays to the Hunting Gods to help and bring him luck on the hunt, finding success in his 'dream.'

 Sally's work invokes symbolic representations of the high plains Indians. The bear is wearing a necklace (one of which is in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center) that represents a 'strong leader'. There is also the eagle feather, horse hair, bear tracks, and the 'circle of life,' a symbol usually found on teepees.
THE ARTIST WRITES
"As I look into 'Yogi's eyes, it seems to me that he is reflecting back a couple hundred years to very different times and he is remembering the way things used to be."
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