The Warrior and His Winchester Print
Signed, limited edition giclee print on paper
Now available by popular demand
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The Warrior and his Winchester
A fierce warrior with a fierce weapon
High-quality limited edition print
These collector-quality prints are printed with archival inks on professional-grade 320gm archival watercolor paper. Each print is numbered and signed and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Print size is 15″ x 20″ (shipped rolled); edition size is 500. Price: $135; shipping included.
Your print will be shipped within 10 business days of purchase.
Learn more about The Warrior and his Winchester
The Warrior and his Winchester depicts a Blackfoot man ready for battle.
He carries a Winchester “Yellow Boy” lever-action rifle, which began production in 1866. This weapon was a favorite of the Plains tribes because it was one of the first repeating rifles–warriors and hunters could shoot with it far faster than they could notch arrows into their bows. Plains people traded and raided to acquire these valuable firearms.
In his hand, the warrior carries a shield decorated with cliff swallows, birds that were revered by many Plains peoples for their ability to fly quickly and evade danger.
On his face, you will see red vermilion war paint. I’ve seen facepaint in similar configurations in my research of early Bodmer and Catlin paintings. The man’s hair is pulled up in a topknot and wrapped in a strand of leather or sinew, which was a common style both the Blackfoot and the Crow used to secure long hair up out of the face.
Do you have questions about The Warrior and his Winchester prints?
Please contact me at James Ayers studios with any questions you might have.
Also available
This image is also available as a framed or unframed archival-quality giclee print: Warrior and His Winchester fine art giclee
