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Object Number
995-29-10/74601
Display Title
Saw painted with white Ogre Kachina
Descriptions
Object Description
Painted metal saw with a wooden handle. Top two-thirds of blade is painted with a posed, dancing figure (ogre). Figure has a bare chest and wears white leggings, brown moccasins, a brown fur short cape over shoulders, and a black loincloth with green and red trim. Figure's mask is white with turquoise designs, prominent protruding mouth with teeth, horns, and feathers. Carries a saw in its right hand and a bow in its left. Signed "N. David '80'".
Inventory Description
Painting on saw blade, Katchina holding saw
Classification
- Painting
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980
Artist
Neil David, Sr.
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Hopi mesas
Materials
Metal, Wood, Pigment, Oil
Dimensions
Overall: 56.5 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm (22 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
74601; PTG 3; PA3 / 19L ##
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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