Secrets of the Bison Wild Americana Silk Twill 90cm x 90cm Square Scarf

3rd October, 1876

‘As a breeze glides across the wide open plains, a lone bison stands in the silence. Glossy cowbirds have settled upon his back, and while usually lively, they now rest, calm and quiet. The delicate prairie grass dances at the bison’s feet, and he paws the ground gently, just once. His longing eyes raise to meet mine for a second, before his gaze drops to the earth once more. The bison’s mind contains a wisdom, kindness and nobility I will never apprehend. ‘The poetry of the earth is never dead’, John Keats.’ – A.S.

Secrets of the Bison draws inspiration from a wide range of sources. The central motif was first inspired by the incredible dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and recognises the commercial decimation of the American Bison from 60 million to just 541 by 1889 in an attempt to subjugate the Native American population. The last bison in Oklahoma county was killed in 1876, a date noted within the design. The illustration features details inspired by hand-laboured American Folk Art objects such as weathervanes and carved decoys. It also references hand-painted parcheesi boards from the American Civil War era; pastimes often painted with rural homesteads and reminders of a simpler life. The design also contains many symbols, signs and flags from fraternal society paraphernalia, which have been re-worked and re-purposed to serve as objects of natural reverence, worship towards the earth, including the Eye of Providence. The beehive flag is symbolising our collective need to work together to protect the natural world, the tent flag symbolises the protection we must offer all species, and the two pillars represent the strength and stability required to do so.

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