{"title":"Michael Calico Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtworks made by Michael Calico (Oglala Lakota \u0026amp; Isleta Pueblo)\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"parfleche-buffalo-horn-by-michael-calico-patton","title":"Parfleche Bronze Buffalo Horn by Michael \"Calico\" Patton","description":"\u003cp\u003eBronze sculpture \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e3\" x 3\" x 10\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eParfleche Bronze Buffalo Horn \u003c\/em\u003eby Michael \"Calico\" Patton\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ecarries a parfleche design onto the curve of a bronze buffalo horn. Diamonds nest inside four-pointed forms. Traditionally this pattern would be painted in bright primaries. Here it is cut instead, and the only color is the horn's own: black at the base, amber at the tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNative American Plains families folded it into cases and carried food, medicine, and ceremonial belongings inside, the surfaces decorated by women whose geometry held lineage and place. Here the design returns to the animal it came from. The horn holds the pattern the hide once carried. \u003cem\u003eParfleche Bronze Buffalo Horn\u003c\/em\u003e honors the buffalo, the hands that painted, and the long road those families walked.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artisans of Nations Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46709091696826,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/7772\/7162\/files\/Parfleche_Front.jpg?v=1789849636"},{"product_id":"four-directions-bronze-buffalo-horn-by-michael-calico-patton","title":"Four Directions Bronze Buffalo Horn by Michael \"Calico\" Patton","description":"\u003cp\u003eBronze sculpture \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e3\" x 3\" x 10\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFour Directions\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Calico cuts a circle into the broad face of a buffalo horn. Four triangles meet at its center. At the center of it all, the horn's own amber shows through.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe circle is one of the oldest directional representations of east, south, west, north. Dawn and dusk. The seasons turning, and a life turning with them. They are a person's road in every direction they might walk. Four Directions honors the buffalo that roam in directions they are led by Creator.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Artisans of Nations Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46709708456122,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/7772\/7162\/files\/Four_Directions_Front.jpg?v=1789851967"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/7772\/7162\/collections\/Parfleche_Front.jpg?v=1789851072","url":"https:\/\/shop.artisansofnations.com\/collections\/michael-calico-collection.oembed","provider":"Artisans of Nations Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}