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Hawk Warrior by Robert Rivera

Hawk Warrior by Robert Rivera

Regular price $ 2,400.00
Sale price $ 2,400.00 Regular price

This striking gourd sculpture features a fierce Hawk Warrior, wrapped in hand-dyed leather with brightly colored feather detailing and a beaded spear. Rivera’s ability to transform the natural curve of the gourd into a powerful figure is fully on display here—strong, expressive, and visually captivating from every angle.

About the Artist
Robert Rivera is renowned for elevating humble gourds into fine art. Drawing inspiration from ancient Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mimbres imagery, he carves, etches, dyes, and adorns each piece with natural materials to create powerful contemporary works rooted in Southwestern tradition.

Features & Measurements

  • Approx. 34" H (tip of spear) x 9" W x 5" D
  • Hand-worked gourd sculpture with dyed leather, painted details, and hand-adorned feathers
    • Parrot feathers
    • Mediterranean Red Coral (not dyed)
    • Gourd body
    • Sea grass
    • Deer leather
    • Drum made from rawhide
    • Willow stick
    • Tin arrowhead spear
    • Red leather accents
  • One-of-a-kind original by Robert Rivera

About the Artist: Robert Rivera

Robert Rivera – Gourd Sculptor and Visionary Artist

“I am not the first person to recognize the beauty of gourds. I get a lot of inspiration from the Native American people.” – Robert Rivera

Robert Rivera transforms the humble gourd into fine art—each piece a reflection of spirit, culture, and imagination. Inspired by the natural beauty and traditions of the Southwest, Rivera sees every gourd as a living canvas waiting to reveal its story.

Drawing from ancient Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mimbres designs, his creations include medicine men chanters, Navajo warriors, Hopi butterfly maidens, and storytellers with intricate detail and motion. Rivera’s artistry is defined by both craftsmanship and curiosity—each gourd is stitched, etched, scorched, and adorned with natural materials such as yucca fiber, turquoise, horsehair, raffia, heishi, shells, and feathers.

Possibly the first artist to elevate gourds into a fine art medium within the contemporary Southwest movement, Rivera’s work bridges ancient inspiration with modern vision. Each sculpture celebrates the transformation of a simple form into an object of power, beauty, and timeless symbolism.

Black Arrow presents this extraordinary collection of Robert Rivera’s gourd sculptures—where imagination, tradition, and spirit meet.

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Hawk Warrior by Robert Rivera

Hawk Warrior by Robert Rivera

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