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Object Number
54-27-10/74677
Display Title
"Two dancers, " probably Ram Dance
Descriptions
Object Description
"Two Dancers," probably Antelope Dance. Watercolor
Classification
- Painting
Department
Prints and Drawings
Date
ca. 1884
Artist
Jose Marto Toya
Culture
- Jemez
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
Sandoval County
/
Jemez Pueblo
Additional Geographic Terms
Jemez?
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 29.3 cm (8 1/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Label on object
No. 85. New Mexico: Jemez? prob. antelope dance. Signed lower center from Fred Harvey coll. ca. 1900-1915. Shows Zuni type quilt (kilt?) , sun design decoration on back, feathered sticks to represent animals' forelegs, evergreen wreaths, "antelope type" horns, costume generally comparable to Hopi antelope Kachina or Deer Kachina. Byron Harvey.
Provenance
Provenance
Fred Harvey Company
(01/01/1900-01/01/1915)
Intermediary
Mr. Schweitzer
(01/01/1900-01/01/1915)
Donor
Byron Harvey, III
(6/7/1954)
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