The bronze statue “Sacred Rain Arrow,” located in front of the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, stands among blooming spring trees. Created by sculptor Allan Houser, the piece was inspired by a story he heard as a child from a Chiricahua Apache elder. In the tale, an Apache tribe endures a harsh drought and chooses a young warrior to seek help from a medicine man. After blessing the warrior’s bow and arrows through sacred rituals, the young Apache kneels, lifts his bow toward the sky, and releases a single arrow—carrying his people’s prayer for rain—into the Spirit World.
The bronze statue “Sacred Rain Arrow,” located in front of the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, stands among blooming spring trees. Created by sculptor Allan Houser, the piece was inspired by a story he heard as a child from a Chiricahua Apache elder. In the tale, an Apache tribe endures a harsh drought and chooses a young warrior to seek help from a medicine man. After blessing the warrior’s bow and arrows through sacred rituals, the young Apache kneels, lifts his bow toward the sky, and releases a single arrow—carrying his people’s prayer for rain—into the Spirit World.
