Counting Coup on the Greasy Grass by Bud Bradshaw. (GL) - Cranston Fine Arts
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Counting Coup on the Greasy Grass by Bud Bradshaw. (GL)
The Greasy Grass river valley in southern Montana (referred to as the Little Big Horn river and valley by the whites) offered an abundance of wild game, grazing land, water and wood. Over time this highly-prized region became a point of conflict for its inhabitants, especially the Sioux and Crow, mortal enemies who both laid claim to its riches. This Sioux warrior wields a gnarled coup stick as he closes in to strike his Crow adversary. The actual coup stick, or club, pictured here is on display at the Little Big Horn battlefield museum. The Crow warrior wears the distinctive hair style and leggings peculiar to his people. The pictured terrain is that of the hills and coulees flanking the Little Big Horn river.
