From the Trail of Painted Ponies First Edition 1E Serial Numbered Collection, Sundancer. Designed by arrtist, Joyce Kennedy. Made of stone resin. Measures 6 "tall

This is a first edition painted pony model. These highly collectible versions are from the first production run manufactured, which is indicated on the bottom of the pony's base with the 1E prefix before the hand-written serial number. Great addition for the elite Trail of the Painted Ponies collector!

The Sun Dance was the most spectacular and important religious ceremony of the Plains Indians of the 19th century. It was designed to bring renewal – the spiritual rebirth of its participants, harmony between all living beings, and the return of the all-important buffalo. Incorporating many of the sacred materials and symbolic elements of the Sun Dance ceremony into her design – a sage noseband, pictograph horses traveling from each of the four sacred directions, a white buffalo skull, a war bonnet sun graphic – this Montana graphic artist has created a Pony that represents the essence of the Sun Dance: renewal and balance, and the reaffirmation of relationships between people and nature. For thirty years this versatile Minnesota artist. Made a living as an illustrator and graphic artist, before expanding to include oil painting, woodcarving, and Pony painting.