While many of the biker patches in our collection depict fictional scenes based on fantasy and imagination, we have an occasional patch or two that depicts an image based in reality. Such is the case with the End of Trail Warrior Horse and Sunset embroidered iron-on patch. If you are familiar with Native American history, you might already be familiar with the image it depicts.
The centerpiece of this back patch is a weary Native American warrior slumped over on the back of an equally weary horse. It is an embroidered depiction of a sculpture created by James Earl Fraser in the late 1890s. Fraser's inspiration for the piece were memories he took from his own childhood growing up in the Dakota Territory.
Fraser wrote in his memoirs that a Dakota trapper once predicted that Native Americans being pushed out of their homelands would eventually be driven as far as the Pacific Ocean. That very image is what Fraser wanted to depict in his sculpture. His weary Indian warrior and horse have finally reached the coast. Their journey is over.
This back patch is both a sobering reminder and a testament to Native American tribes whose history we should not forget. The patch features a traditional Indian dream catcher and a brilliant sunset. It is designed to make the sculpture image appear as though it has been painted on a piece of leather attached to the dream catcher's frame.
This 12 x 12-inch back patch would certainly make a unique statement sewn to the back of your vest or jacket. It needs no rockers or side patches to support it. If Native American history is important to you as a biker, you may have just found your new back patch.
