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Object Number
995-29-10/74605
Display Title
Watercolor of green olla with attached fetish and mudhead kachina figures
Descriptions
Object Description
Watercolor of a large, green olla with attached fetish and two mudhead kachinas. Jar has black and white geometric designs at the top which then appear to be "covered" by green, stucco-like material. Large hole near bottom of jar. Fetish consists of feathers and antler tied together by leather strap and turquoise and coral strip (antler feathered snake fetish). Four leather fringes hang down from fetish along sides of pot. Two brown mudhead kachinas wearing black skirts and neck ruffs are tied to the sides of pot with identical leather straps and turquoise and coral beaded strips. Signed in the lower right corner by the artist. Background is white; double matted on a turquoise and a dark burgundy matte. Dark brown wooden frame.
Classification
- Painting
Department
Prints and Drawings
Date
1980-1989
Artist
Chad Burkhardt
Culture
- Southwest
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Watercolor on Medium weight paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 29.5 x 35.7 x 2.3 cm (11 5/8 x 14 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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