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Object Number
995-29-10/73673
Display Title
Polychrome-on-off white Plains Indian figure
Descriptions
Object Description
Small full figure of Plains Indian wearing headdress in black and off white. Wears red kilt and holds tomahawk in right hand. Dimensions: 8.9 cm high x 3.1 cm wide x 2.6 long.
* Signed on bottom of foot S. Ortiz
Inventory Description
Figurine, molded and polychrome painted standing male, with headdress and axe.
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Artist
Seferina Ortiz
Culture
- Cochiti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm (3 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73673 / S. Ortiz
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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