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Object Number
995-29-10/73671
Display Title
Polychrome-on-off white buffalo warrior head
Descriptions
Object Description
Full head of buffalo warrior with white are from middle of nose down and black area from middle of nose up. Open moth with black horns and black braids with red trim. Figure wears actual buffalo hair. Dimensions: 14 cm high x 17 cm long x 15.5 cm max. dia.
* Signed on bottom of head Virgil Ortiz, Cochiti.
* Ribbon with head: SWAIA 63rd Annual Indian Market, Second Award, Santa Fe, 1984. Tag on back of ribbon: Artist: Virgil Ortiz; Article: Buffalo Warrior; Class and Division: VI A 2306; Date: 8/17/84; Judge: Leona Zastrow.
Inventory Description
Sculpture, fmolded and polychrome painted head with horned buffalo headdress.
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1984
Artist
Virgil Ortiz
Culture
- Cochiti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic, Fur
Dimensions
Overall: 18.4 x 16 x 19.5 cm (7 1/4 x 6 5/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73671, Virgil Ortiz / Cochiti / $50.00
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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