Dave McGary

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In His Father's Footsteps
22" High
Bronze with Patina and Paint


"In His Father’s Footsteps” portrays a young Teton Sioux boy as he wears his father’s elaborate split horn bonnet, ornately beaded pictorial vest and moccasins. The split horn bonnet is adorned with spike eagle feathers the full length of the trailer. The young brave’s tiny feet appear very small in his father’s large moccasins. Over the young boys a bow and quiver full of arrows. His father’s regalia include a war shield that he holds with his left hand and a trade axe in his right hand with the weeping heart design. The beautiful details of the shield depict his father’s personal design and contain several eagle honor feathers. The young boy’s tiny stature is overshadowed by his excitement and enthusiasm for his proud heritage to walk in his father’s footsteps.