Description
A “tall feather Indian chief” likely refers to a Native American leader, often depicted in popular culture, who is known for wearing a large feathered headdress with many tall feathers, signifying their high status and leadership within their tribe; the term “tall feather” is not a specific title but describes the prominent feather display on their headdress, with “Tall Chief” being a possible name for such a leader from the Quapaw tribe, known for his height and large feathered hat.
Cast in the superior lost wax process, finished in multi-color patinas and mounted on an optional black marble base, “Tall Feather” is an Art Deco patinated bronze sculpture of a Native American warrior on horseback. The two, galloping into a fight, with “Tall Feather’s” Hand readied on his dagger. Signed.
Artist: Bruno Zach (1891-1945)
Bruno Zach was born on May 6, 1891 in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, Zach studied under Hans Bitterlich and Josef Mullner at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. After he left the academy he swiftly moved to Berlin, a city that played a key role in shaping his practice and where he is known to have made some of his most famous works.
