Catalog Number |
CAS 1983-0018-0001 |
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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 |