Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0928 | |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Rio Arriba | |
Other Geographic Data | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh) (1943-1984) | |
Date of Manufacture | 1958 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Opaque watercolor on mat board | |
Description | Painting entitled "Long Horn", depicting Zuni katsina, Saiyatasha (Zuni Rain Priest of the North, Long Horn) who orchestrates the annual Shalako ceremony, the only time he appears; Figure is wearing buckskin cape, moccasins and leggings, white shirt, and turquoise-colored head mask with single horn extending to his right; Figure carries bundle of blue corn in his left hand and rattle of sheep scapula bones (?) in right hand; Signature "Tsa-sah-wee-eh" is printed near lower right corner. Helen Hardin is the daughter of Pablita Velarde, whose paintings are also represented in the CAS painting collection. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.0, Length = 30.7 |