Navajo artist Quincy Tahoma looked to Native American styles, yet invented a modern, individual interpretation of past sources. He studied at the Santa Fe Indian School, where many native artists explored traditional subjects such as ceremonial dances, mythology, and animals including buffalo and horses. The artists' choices were largely driven by the demands of the art market, as non-Native audiences wanted and expected these themes in their work. In Buffalo Hunt, Tahoma pushed the bounds of this imagery with a scene of surprising violence and intensity, portraying the dramatic action of the hunt.