There are only two known photos in existence of Cynthia Ann Parker, and we find this one of her and her daughter particularly moving. It depicts her shortly after her re-capture by the Texas Rangers en route to being returned to her birth family; her hair is cut, a Comanche sign of mourning, and she’s feeding her daughter “Prairie Flower”, the only one of her children she was able to take with her. It’s a powerful image and we felt it needed to be paid homage within the Cynthia collection, so we commissioned world-renowned beadwork artist and restorer of Native American artifacts, Angela Swedberg, and she created this work of art.
PATTI EDDINGTON
March 15, 2021
Exquisite beaded treasure to honor Cynthia Ann Parker. It is a truly gorgeous interpretation.
Reading her phenomenal story is an accounting of her honorably, but heartbreaking life.
Thank you for sharing. Some how it seems too sacred to put it on a casual shirt. IMHO