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Object Number
986-14-10/60047
Display Title
"Sacred Clown and Sacred Pole."
Descriptions
Object Description
"Sacred Clown and Sacred Pole." Left side view of a man painted white with black vertical stripes, green bush aroung his waist, wrist & ankles, and 2 long ears with tassels on his head. He is holding a long pole with colorful figure with a blue head and square black mask, in a long white dress with feathers. Watercolor.
Classification
- Painting
Department
Prints and Drawings
Date
1930 ca.
Artist
Quah-Ah
Culture
- San Ildefonso
- Cochiti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
Sandoval County
/
<City>
/
Cochiti Pueblo
Materials
Watercolor
Dimensions
Overall: 38.5 x 19.5 cm (15 3/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Dealer
Dewey-Kofron Gallery
(7/12/79)
Collector
Byron Harvey, III
(7/12/79 - 3/13/86)
Donor
Byron Harvey, III
(7/12/79 - 3/13/86)
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