Buffalo Gals height-26 In the imagined scene behind

In the imagined scene behind this sculpture a young Hopi Maiden gazes serenely across her desert homeland before climbing the steep foot-trail leading to her mesa-top dwelling

perhaps inspired by Applegate's own neighborhood

In rendering that subject in the style and with the essence I glean from his drawings

Sterling silver and red web Kingman turquoise

enabling her to see whole truths

Buffalo Gals height-26 In the imagined scene behind24 x 8. 5 x 8. 5 The Wild West Shows of the late 1800s and early 1900s gave young ranch women an opportunity to sharpen their horsemanship, roping and shooting skills by working fulltime in these performances. Wild West shows sometimes traveled the country, even going to Europe on occasion. The sculpture is titled Buffalo Gals, which was the moniker given to these performing women in those days