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Catalog Number CAS 1983-0018-0001   CAS 1983-0018-0001; Sculpture ("Flute Spirit")
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Sculpture ("Flute Spirit")
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa; Village: Hano
Maker's Name Dan Namingha (b. 1946)
Date of Manufacture 1982
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: bronze; Wood
Description Cast bronze sculpture entitled "Flute Spirit", depicting a stylized human figure in standing position with arched back and head bowed forward; Figure has a single feather tied atop the long flowing hair, is dressed in a flowing robe that covers its feet, and holds an elongated flute in its hands, with one end held to its mouth and the other end pointing downward; Sculpture is signed along its lower edge "Namingha [copyright] 1982 [artist's hallmark] [#]9 / 18; Sculpture is secured by screws on dark wooden base that is contoured to the shape of the base of the sculpture.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 61.9, Width = 13.5, Depth = ca. 21.0