American Bison in Cuban Mahogany Photograph

PHOTOGRAPH American Bison (Bison bison) The largest surviving land animal in North America, American bison can nearly weigh as much as 3000 lbs. They are of course grazers that travel in herds. Herds that are far smaller than they once were. The history of the American Bison is, I believe rather well known. Their near demise at the hands of white settlers alongside the genocide of the Indigenous People of North America, is just one of the ugly beginnings of The United States. The conservation of Bison versus the control of Bison is still a hotly debated topic in some parts of the country. Cattle ranchers opt for the later choice due to concern over property damage as well as the spread of brucellosis, a disease that causes abortions in pregnant livestock. For most of U.S. history, ranchers have gotten their way. However, more and more action is taking place to repopulate areas with Bison and allow them to roam larger areas freely. Just this year—2023—a herd of two dozen bison were released into the wild in The Ninnistaakoo (Chief Mountain) area of Glacier County Montana. The Blackfeet Nation is behind this project that has brought direct decendents of the Bison that used to roam these exact lands back for the first time since 1873. This sacred area is known to the Blackfeet as Mistaaksis — the Backbone of the World. FRAME Cuban Mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni) Cuban Mahogany is one of three species of Mahogany and it was originally the most widely used of the three. Nowadays, Honduran Mahogany is the much more prevalent wood and what most people would recognize as Mahogany. Native to the Carribbean, Cuban Mahogany’s northernmost range does include the far south of Florida, including the Keys. I happen to get all of my Cuban mahogany from a salvager in the Keys who removes the trees from construction sites before cutting it into slabs and drying it.

Photography:Color on Glass

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:39 W x 34 H x 2 D in

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