Dichroic Glass American Bison Buffalo Gallery Sculpture

Note: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the 2-Tone Blended Glass and Brilliant Sparkling Dichroic Glass Colors, Iridescence and Reflections of this Gallery Quality Art Piece; Absolutely Gorgeous and Stunning in my Opinion! Brand New, Never Used American West Dichroic Glass...

Note: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the 2-Tone Blended Glass and Brilliant Sparkling Dichroic Glass Colors, Iridescence and Reflections of this Gallery Quality Art Piece; Absolutely Gorgeous and Stunning in my Opinion! Brand New, Never Used American West Dichroic Glass Sculpture. Design: The American Bison (Buffalo); Cutout, Raised Life-like Textured Detailing, Two-Tone Lampworked Dichroic Glass, Hand-Cut, Hand-Shaped, Tapered Rounded Body, Textured and Smooth Glass Surface Finish; Measures: This Sculpture Measures 3 1/4" Wide X 7 1/2" Long X 5 1/4" High; Color: Blended 2-Tone Metallic Glass with Multi-Colored Dichroic Glass Chips Base; Weight: 2.0 Pounds, 2.0 Ounces. Features: In Hawaiian, the Words "Mea punihei i n? mea ?iwaiwa" Means "Mystical", "Nani makamae" Means "Exquisite", and "Nani e makahehi 'ia ai" Means "Alluring", All of Which Describe This Exceptional Glass Sculpture Design Exactly! This Absolutely Exceptional Gallery Quality Sculpture is Superbly Hand-Crafted with a Smooth, Surface Glass Background. This Very Labor-Intensive, Cutout Piece of Art is Intricately Lampworked, Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped by Skillful Glass Artists Into an American Bison Creation Using 2-Tone Blended-Opaque Metallic Glass, Clear Glass and Dichroic Glass Chips (Please See Details Below). This Piece is Intricately Crafted With Approx. (40) Separate Sections to Ultimately Create the Overall Sculptured Bison Design. This American Bison (Buffalo) Features High Detailing that Includes a Tapered and Contoured Round-Shape Body, Postured Leaping Pose, Black Circular Hooves, Curved Rounded Short Horns, an Angled Head, Two Raised Black Eyes, Flared Nostrils, Raised Back Hump, and a Shaggy Head and Forequarters Coat to Enhance the Detailing. The Bison's Rear Quarter is Created Using Clear Glass Pieces, a Curling Tail is Ended with a Blended, Creamy Metallic Glass Piece. The Front Quarters Portion of the Bison is Covered with a Textured Shaggy Coat. The Shaggy Coat is Created by Using Blended Metallic Glass Sections Consisting of Brown, Cream, Lime, Tan, Blue, Violet and Lavender Colors. The Coat's Texturing Portions are Laborously Hand-Shaped Using a Push-Pull and Weaving Technique. The Bison's Curved Horns are Created Using Blended Purple, Burgandy and Black Color Metallic Glass. The Bison is Fixed Onto a Hand-Textured Dichroic Glass Base. The Upper Surface Portions of the Base are Hand-Shaped, Contoured and Textured by Adding Seperate Pieces of Clear Glass. The Dichroic Glass Base Portions are Created by Using Multi-Colored Dichroic Glass Chips. The Dichro Glass Chip Pieces Consist of Green, Navy Blue, Royal Blue and Pink Background Colors with Lime, Lavender, Yellow and Orange Overtones. The Dichroic Glass Chip Portions are Created with a Three-Layered Sandwich Process. The Uppermost Top Layer Portion is a Clear Glass Coat that Conforms to the Shape of the Body, Base or Piece, The Inner Middle Layer Portion is Created by Using a Sheet/s of Colored Dichroic Glass Chips and the Bottom Layer Portion (Foundation) is Created by Stroking a Heated, Colored Glass Rod Against the Back to Create a Dark-Colored Background, Which Enhances the Reflective-Effects and Appearance of the Dichroic Glass? Iridescence and Also Produces Overtone Colors that Surround the Main Color of the Dichroic Glass. A Magnificent and Overall Highly Detailed Piece of Workmanship! The Color Backgrounds of the Dichroic Iridescence Changes its Tones and Colors When Indoors or Outdoors to Accentuate the Overall Appearance. A Unique, One of a Kind Artistic Creation that Exudes Pride of Ownership! The American Bison: Is a bovine mammal, also commonly known as the American buffalo. 'Buffalo' is something of a misnomer for this animal as it is only distantly related to either of the two "true buffaloes", the water buffalo and the African buffalo. To the Lakota, the bison was called "Tahtanka, " meaning Bull. The word bison is a Greek word meaning ox-like animal. It is believed that the name buffalo originated with the French fur trappers who called these massive beasts "boeufs, " meaning ox or bullock. Through the years, the name was expanded and changed to buffalo. Although the official common name is bison, the name buffalo is widely used. The bison once inhabited the Great Plains of the United States and Canada in massive herds, ranging from the Great Slave Lake in Canada's far north to Mexico in the south, and from eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic Ocean. A bison has a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter weight, lighter brown summer coat. Bison are America's largest land mammal and can reach up to 6.6 feet tall, 10 feet long and weigh up to 2,100 pounds. Their heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and for defense. Bison are herbivores, grazing on the grasses and sedges of the North American prairies. They eat in the morning and evening, and rest during the day. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of approx. 15 years in the wild and up to 35 years in captivity. Juveniles are lighter in color than mature bison for the first three months of life. One very rare condition is the white buffalo, where the calf turns entirely white. White bison are considered sacred by many Native Americans. In some areas, wolves are a major predator of bison. Bison display five apparent defense strategies in protecting calves from wolves. When fleeing wolves in open areas, cows with young calves take the lead, while bulls take to the rear of the herds, to guard the females escape. Bison are among the most dangerous animals encountered by visitors to the various U.S. and Canadian National Parks. They will attack humans if provoked and appear slow because of their lethargic movements, but they can easily outrun humans and have been observed running as fast as 35 MPH. Bison also have the unexpected ability, given their size and body structure, to jump over a six foot barbed-wire fence from a cold start, and dig four feet into the snow to find food. Preservation from Extinction: The American bison is a relative newcomer to North America, having originated in Eurasia and migrated over the Bering Strait. About 10,000 years ago it replaced the Steppe Bison (Bison priscus), a previous immigrant that was much larger. As the great herds began to wane, proposals to protect the bison were discussed. By 1884, the American bison was close to extinction. The famous herd of James "Scotty" Philip in South Dakota was one of the earliest reintroductions of bison to North America. In 1899, Phillip purchased a small herd (5 of them, including the female) and taken them back home to the ranch on the Cheyenne River. At the time of purchase there were approximately 7 pure buffalo. At the time of his death in 1911, Philip had grown the herd to an estimated 1,000 to 1,200 head of bison. Simultaneously, two Montana ranchers, Michel Pablo and Charles Allard, spent more than 20 years assembling one of the largest collections of purebred bison on the continent. In 1907, Pablo struck a deal with the Canadian government and shipped most of his bison northward to the newly created Elk Island National Park. The current American bison population has been growing rapidly and is estimated at 350,000. A Provider of Sustenance, Shelter and Clothing: The Plains Indian life revolved around the bison. Their main food source was the meat of the bison. They prayed the sun, the giver of life, the giver of bison to man. They also believed that a stone found resembling the head or body of the bison held great power. To the Indians, the bison was magic. Some believed that even after being eaten they could re-flesh themselves and live again. The plains culture was the bison culture, following the migration of the animal that fed and clothed them. Their ceremonies used the buffalo chip as tobacco. The buffalo chip was a sacred thing to swear on, or a pipe rest, or an altar or a sacred mound. Bits of hair, horn, and other parts were used as decoration because of the protection it offered. The hereafter was thought to be a place where "life and the hunting of buffalo went on as in the here and now." Most bison cultures believed that the bison was a gift from the sun, the giver of life. The Cheyenne, Comanche, Blackfeet, and Crow all have their legends of how the bison came to be on Earth. The Crow story tells of how there was a race of giants who used bison as horses. Many tribes use similar explanations for how herds of bison seemed to appear on the prairie. To the Cree, the bison made the greatest medicine of all the animals. When bison were hunted and killed, they would be thanked for giving up their lives. Bison hides covered sweat lodges that faced towards an ancient bison skull. When the sweat was finished the man smoked to the bison and asked that the bison be plentiful, flesh itself and return to the herds. Some tribes held that a man who was lucky enough to kill a white bison gained "buffalo power." Still others were afraid to skin it and let others do the work being careful to make no gashes in the hide. They would then take the hide to be consecrated by a warrior, a medicine man, and a consecrated woman. In some cases it was believed that eating the flesh of the white bison would make your hair turn prematurely gray. The jet black bison was also rare and made big medicine, but not as strong as the white bison. The brown bison bull often became gray and clay-caked. Men saw this as a change of color and would cover their bodies in mud to gain the bulls' power. When scouts spotted bison, they would return to the camp and dancing would begin in order to draw the bison. Dancing might last for weeks until the bison were close. Dancing always brought the bison. All tribes honored the bison during the Sun Dance. The most important food resource to the Indian people was the bison. It provided everything from food, to shelter, and clothing. Buffalo Legends: White Buffalo Calf Woman is a sacred story to Native Americans telling of the time that a woman came to bring a message from the Buffalo nation at a time of great scarcity. She came teaching the way of the sacred peace pipe, teaching the way to live as prayer. On leaving she rolled four times changing color until she become a White Buffalo Calf. Then herds of Buffalo came in great numbers to the Sioux tribe and there was enough food for the survival of all. Bison symbolism: Bison are a symbol of the American West. The buffalo nickel coin featured an American bison produced from 1913 to 1938. Wyoming uses a bison in its state flag, it?s also the crest of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The American bison is often used in North America in official seals, flags and logos. In the United States, the American bison is a popular symbol in the Great Plains states. Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming have adopted the animal as their official state mammal, and many sports teams have chosen the buffalo as their mascot. In Canada, the bison is used in the official coat of arms of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In 2005, the United States Mint coined a nickel with a new depiction of the bison as part of its "Westward Journey" series. The Kansas and North Dakota state quarters, part of the "50 State Quarter" series, each feature bison. Related to the elements of earth and water, the American Buffalo teaches us to remain well grounded, to provide abundantly for others, to find the strength to carry on our path, to be in harmony with Mother Earth, to give selflessly from the heart with pure intent, the meaning of sacrifice and the sacredness of life. Dichroic Glass: Also known as "Dichro" for Short; Dichroic glass is a glass containing multiple micro-layers of metal oxides, with a total thickness of three to five millionths of an inch, which gives the glass dichroic optical properties. Dichroism has two related but distinct meanings in optics. A dichroic material is either one which causes visible light to be split up into distinct beams of different wavelengths (colors), or one in which light rays having different polarizations are absorbed by different amounts. The original meaning of dichroic, from the Greek dikhroos, two-colored, refers to any optical device which can split a beam of light into two beams with differing wavelengths. The second meaning of dichroic refers to a material in which light in different polarization states traveling through it experience a varying absorption. The term came about because of early observations of the effect in crystals such as tourmaline. In these crystals, the strength of the dichroic effect varies strongly with the wavelength of the light, making them appear to have different colors when viewed with light having differing polarizations. END Notes. Retails in Fine Waikiki Shops, Malls and Galleries for $750.00. Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Replicated Hawaiian Glass Sculptures. Made with "aloha". This Item Only Ships Within the 50 United States. Please Allow 2-3 Days Shipping Delay to Ensure This Piece is Securely Protected Before Shipping. 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