Bison in Valley Copper Backsplash — Hand-Hammered American West Wildlife & Cabin Wall Art

The bison is the most specifically American animal in the catalog — and the most historically weighted. Sixty million bison once roamed the Great Plains from Canada to Texas, the largest land animal herd in the history of the world. By 1889, fewer than a thousand remained. The bison on the wall of the American home is not just wildlife art — it is a statement about the land, the history, and the resilience of the animal that defines the American West.

A hand-hammered copper backsplash and wall art piece of a herd of bison grazing in a valley against the backdrop of sweeping mountains in raised relief — the bison centered in the composition, the herd spread across the valley floor, the mountain range completing the background — built up from a flat copper sheet one hammer stroke at a time by our family using traditional chasing and repoussé techniques passed through generations. The bison, the valley, the mountains, and the copper field are the composition: the most American animal as the subject, the Great Plains landscape as the setting, the warm metal as the ground that holds both. Available in all 15 finishes. Over 10,000 pieces made.

The American bison (Bison bison) — the largest land animal in North America, with bulls weighing up to 2,000 lbs — once numbered approximately 60 million animals on the Great Plains, the largest aggregation of large mammals on earth in recorded history. The systematic slaughter of the bison between 1870 and 1889 — driven by the hide trade, the railroad, and deliberate US government policy to destroy the food supply of the Plains nations — reduced the population to fewer than 1,000 animals by 1889. The recovery of the bison — from fewer than 1,000 in 1889 to approximately 500,000 today, largely through the efforts of the American Bison Society (founded 1905 by Theodore Roosevelt and William Hornaday) — is the most significant wildlife conservation success story in American history. The bison was designated the National Mammal of the United States by the National Bison Legacy Act, signed into law by President Obama on May 9, 2016. In the art of the American West, the bison appears in the paintings of George Catlin (Buffalo Bull, Grazing on the Prairie, 1832), Albert Bierstadt, and Frederic Remington — the defining subject of the Great Plains landscape tradition. This panel puts the bison on the wall — in copper, in the full authority of the American West.

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What Can You Order With This Design?

① Single backsplash or wall art piece — select your size above
The bison in valley in your exact size and finish. With or without personalization — your family name, a ranch name, or a short phrase worked into the composition at no extra charge. Note your finish and text preference at checkout — we’ll send a digital preview before production begins.

② Cabin, lodge, or great room feature wall
The bison herd at full wall scale — the animals spanning the full width of the wall, the valley and mountains filling the background. The most panoramic and most historically resonant American wildlife wall art in the catalog. Contact us with your wall dimensions for an exact quote.

③ Fireplace surround or ranch kitchen
The bison in valley on the fireplace surround or the ranch kitchen wall — heat-resistant, sealed, and built for the American West environment it depicts. Contact us with your dimensions for an exact quote.

④ Custom bison or Great Plains composition — reach out
A solitary bull bison in full profile — the most iconic single-subject American West art piece — a bison herd in a specific season — winter snow on the Great Plains, autumn on the Wyoming range — a bison with a specific landscape — Yellowstone, the Badlands, the Black Hills — as the background, or a fully custom American West composition. Same process, completely custom. Just reach out.

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Perfect For

• Cabin, ranch, or American West home — the bison herd on the wall of the home that is built on or beside the land the bison once roamed — the most historically resonant and most specifically American wildlife backsplash in the catalog
• Great room, fireplace surround, or feature wall — the bison in the valley at the scale of the room — the most commanding and most panoramically complete American West art piece in the catalog
• Wildlife enthusiast, conservationist, or American West lover — the bison as the National Mammal of the United States, in copper, on the wall of the home that carries that identity
• Unique handmade gift — for a ranch owner, a cabin owner, or anyone whose identity is organized around the land, the history, and the resilience of the American West
• 15 finishes available — Natural Copper, Brown Copper, Green Copper, Blue Copper, Fire Copper, Black Copper, Copper–Black, Silver, Silver–Copper, Silver–Gold, Silver–Black, Gold, Antique Gold, Black–Gold, Gold–Black — note your preference at checkout

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For Trade Professionals

Interior designers and contractors working on cabin, ranch, and American West residential and hospitality projects work with us directly — bespoke dimensions, any finish, any scale. Trade inquiries here or via live chat.

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You Work Directly With the Craftsman

One workshop. Every piece made by hand. Every message answered by the person who makes the work.

• Share your space and your vision — photos, measurements, finish preference, any personalization or landscape details
• We design it and render it into your space — before production starts
• Production begins only after your approval
• We photograph the finished piece — before it ships
• Ships when you’re satisfied

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Pricing

Select your size above to order directly. Need a different size? Reach out — we’ll add it.

• 24×18" — $627
• 36×30" — $1,469
• 48×36" — $2,311

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Material & Specs

• Real copper sheet, hand-hammered, mounted on a solid backing panel
• About ¼ inch thick — sits flush against the wall
• Lighter than wall tile, rigid and strong, with no flex or warping
• Weights: 24×18" — 6.1 lbs · 36×30" — 15.5 lbs · 48×36" — 25 lbs
• Sealed with clear lacquer — wipe clean with a damp cloth. The finish holds beautifully for years; a simple recoat keeps it looking its best long-term.
• Heat-resistant and safe directly behind stoves and cooktops
• Bison herd, valley floor, and mountain backdrop in raised copper relief — fully detailed across the panel
• Ships in approximately 3 weeks. Free shipping across the US.

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Installation

• Screw Mount — pre-drilled holes with matching decorative screw caps.
• Adhesive Mount — construction adhesive on the panel back. Over tile, drywall, stone, or wood.
• Hang — hanging wire on the back.

Installation guidance included.

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Ready to order? Select your size above — or reach out with your finish preference and we’ll take it from there. Live chat is open.