Distant Thunder Monumental art-code-A46S-01 Ben Nighthorse’s delicately inlaid roserita

Ben Nighthorse’s delicately inlaid roserita and peacock opal horse earrings are the must have for every horse lover

12” x 29” x 15”

Bronze 8” x 8” x 5”

34 ctw champagne diamonds

Distant Thunder Monumental art-code-A46S-01 Ben Nighthorse’s delicately inlaid roseritaIn the desert, as in the mountains, the weather can be violently unpredictable. Storms can explode out of a serene blue sky in a matter of moments. For this reason, native people, who spent most of their time out of doors, were acutely attuned to the warning signs. Drawing on these facts of nature, I imagined a dramatic vignette of turn of the century Apache life. A young mother out gathering berries with her child has heard the drums of distant