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PiliPili Miniatures
Kicking Bear – Western Sioux – 1870
120mm resin
Sculpted by Le-Van Quang
Painted by Le-Van Quang
Historical Note – by Bruno Schmäling
He was born in 1848, his father Black-Fox was Oglala-Lakota, his mother Iron-Cedar-Woman was Minneconjou-Lakota. According to the Lakota tradition he was therefore Minneconjou. His brother was Flying-Hawk, who later gave his experience about the Battle of the Little Bighorn to white historians.
The two brother were raised among the Oglala and become friends of Crazy-Horse, who’s mother was also a Minneconjou. (For this reason my Minneconjou friends claim strongly that Crazy-Horse was a Minneconjou).
He was among the warriors who defeated General Crook at the Rosebud River.
At the morning of Battle of Little Bighorn Kicking-Bear together with his brother were like all the Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho surprised by the attack of Major Reno. They hurried to Crazy-Horse and prepared for battle. Both were in the front of the Oglala warriors who cam to the aid of the heavily attacked Hunkpapa-Lakota. The victims of the attack of Major Reno were mainly women and children which infuriated the warriors. Kicking Bear was together with Crazy Horse, in the lead of the charge. He killed some soldiers when they try to cross the river and count coup on others. Finally he killed together with the Olglala Red-Feather two of the Arikara Scouts of Reno.
His further appearance in the battle is not recorded.
He also fought to defend the Lakota village at the Slim Butts when General Crook takes revenge for his defeat at Rosebud.
n 1889 he travels to the prophet Wovoka and become a strong supporter of the Ghost Dance in the hope to better the horrible life conditions of the Lakota people on the Reservations. When the 7. US Cavalry massacred 300 unarmed Minneconjou-Lakota he was not present, otherwise he surely had been killed.
In 1891 he worked for the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and visit with the show Europe. After two years he returned to the Pine Ridge Reservation. He died 1904. He was a very brave and courage’s man, who never gave up the fight for the right of the Lakota Nation to survive and live in human conditions.
Review
I received the kit in the mail and was excited when opening the kit for the initial inspection. This has to be Le-Van Quangs best work to date, both in sculpting and casting. The sculpting of the movement as if standing on a battlefield and the wind moving across the figure is superb and will really add to the display and creation of a story with a single figure.
Close-up
The figure arrived in PiliPili’s standard box carefully wrapped with bubble-wrap with the small parts in separate bags.
PiliPili Miniatures
Kicking Bear – Western Sioux – 1870
120mm resin
Sculpted by Le-Van Quang
Painted by Le-Van Quang
Historical Note – by Bruno Schmäling
He was born in 1848, his father Black-Fox was Oglala-Lakota, his mother Iron-Cedar-Woman was Minneconjou-Lakota. According to the Lakota tradition he was therefore Minneconjou. His brother was Flying-Hawk, who later gave his experience about the Battle of the Little Bighorn to white historians.
The two brother were raised among the Oglala and become friends of Crazy-Horse, who’s mother was also a Minneconjou. (For this reason my Minneconjou friends claim strongly that Crazy-Horse was a Minneconjou).
He was among the warriors who defeated General Crook at the Rosebud River.
At the morning of Battle of Little Bighorn Kicking-Bear together with his brother were like all the Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho surprised by the attack of Major Reno. They hurried to Crazy-Horse and prepared for battle. Both were in the front of the Oglala warriors who cam to the aid of the heavily attacked Hunkpapa-Lakota. The victims of the attack of Major Reno were mainly women and children which infuriated the warriors. Kicking Bear was together with Crazy Horse, in the lead of the charge. He killed some soldiers when they try to cross the river and count coup on others. Finally he killed together with the Olglala Red-Feather two of the Arikara Scouts of Reno.
His further appearance in the battle is not recorded.
He also fought to defend the Lakota village at the Slim Butts when General Crook takes revenge for his defeat at Rosebud.
n 1889 he travels to the prophet Wovoka and become a strong supporter of the Ghost Dance in the hope to better the horrible life conditions of the Lakota people on the Reservations. When the 7. US Cavalry massacred 300 unarmed Minneconjou-Lakota he was not present, otherwise he surely had been killed.
In 1891 he worked for the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and visit with the show Europe. After two years he returned to the Pine Ridge Reservation. He died 1904. He was a very brave and courage’s man, who never gave up the fight for the right of the Lakota Nation to survive and live in human conditions.
Review
I received the kit in the mail and was excited when opening the kit for the initial inspection. This has to be Le-Van Quangs best work to date, both in sculpting and casting. The sculpting of the movement as if standing on a battlefield and the wind moving across the figure is superb and will really add to the display and creation of a story with a single figure.
Close-up
The figure arrived in PiliPili’s standard box carefully wrapped with bubble-wrap with the small parts in separate bags.
