Limited Edition of 25
$8,600

76. THE WHITEMAN'S BUFFALO
32"L x 26"H

While the Cowboy Artists of America were having their yearly trail-ride, being held at the famous Texas 6666 Ranch, a unique story was told to Bill. After the Comanche Wars were over in Texas, the U.S. government made a deal with the 6666 Ranch to supply beef for the Comanches. Longhorns were brought to the corrals for the Indians to shoot and butcher. However, when the braves got there, they opened the gates, let the cattle run out, mounted their horses and chased the Longhorns with bows and arrows, hunting as they had done with the buffalo. It was an attempt to recapture their self-reliance and the spirit of their past greatness. The story inspired Bill to create this sculpture with his vision of the Indians hunting the Longhorns, or as the Comanche called them, “WHITEMAN’S BUFFALO.”