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NAPI by Brian Maughan (American, born 1942)

Bronze, 20” x 14” Edition of 15 Napi, or the Old Man, is the creator figure in the mythology of the Blackfoot Indian Confederacy. Napi is not human though he is often spoken of as a supernatural being with human traits. He created the Earth, the Indian race, and the buffalo, but he did not create Europeans. There are two types of stories told about Napi: those that portray him as good and those that paint him in a more mischievous light.