The Fire Arrow
Dustin Payne
17H x 6W x 6D
Bronze
Ed/20
For Sale
“The Native Americans utilized fire arrows as a form of long-distance communication in the darkness of night. By crafting arrows with resin-soaked bundles of dried grass and herbs at their tips, they transformed them into blazing messengers. When the need arose to send important messages, the tribe would ignite these fire arrows, and they would soar into the sky, leaving a trail of fiery brilliance. Through a coded language understood only by their people, the patterns of flickering flames conveyed messages of various kinds, including warnings, celebrations, news, and prayers. This ancient and ingenious method of communication allowed the Native Americans to connect distant tribes and deliver vital information across the vast wilderness, uniting their communities under the shared canopy of the night sky.”