Trail of Painted Ponies Magician Figurine 1E

1E FIRST EDITION Magician figurine is made of ceramic is designed by the Andersen Kee. In certain plains Indian tribes there was a special tribal figure who spoke to and for the horses. He was believed to possess supernatural powers, and called “The Magician.” As rendered by Taos artist Andersen Kee, who was born on the Navajo Reservation and whose mother was a weaver and father a silversmith, the “Magician” is releasing a herd of multi-colored spirit Ponies from the inside of his elk skin robe, and then gathering them on the backside.