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172
Howard Terpning (b. 1927)
Black Horned Bonnet (1993)
oil on board
22 × 13.5 inches
signed and dated lower right

VERSO
Signed, titled, and dated

According to the artist, “This type of Bonnet was worn by many men of the plains tribes. The crown could be covered in buffalo fur, or sometimes clipped Crow feathers, breath feathers, or bits of dyed horse hair adorned the tips of the horns.”

EXHIBITED
Twenty-eighth Annual Exhibition, Cowboy Artists of America, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 22 - Nov 21, 1993

172

Howard Terpning

b. 1927

Black Horned Bonnet (1993)
oil on board
22 × 13.5 inches
signed and dated lower right
Sold at Auction: $152,100