Dave McGary

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Memories of Honor (rear)
Masterwork 46"h Maquette 31"h
Bronze with Patina and Paint


"Memories of Honor" reveals Crow King as an older Man. This is the third in the series depicting the Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Crow King. As befitting the tribal leadership earned, he now wears a chief’s bonnet that has the extra touch of his trade mor, crow beaded and mounted on the crown. His necklace is made of pony beads, red tail hawk feathers and a quilted pendant characterizing the four sacred directions. Although it is now faded and worn, he still wears the U.S. Seventh Cavalry Lieutenant Colonel’s coat he obtained at the Little Big Horn. One of the most important items that he carries for all ceremonies is a wooden carving of his favorite war-horse. The mane and tail of this carving is made from the hair taken from his famous dappled gray horse that he rode during the Battle of Little Big Horn. Crow King remained an important leader of his people until his death