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Catalog Number CAS 0370-1137B   CAS 0370-1137B; Painting
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Painting
Culture Zuni Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County McKinley
Other Geographic Data Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1935-1939
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials India ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Description Untitled painting on white paper depicting Zuni Shalako figure in full dress, including moccasins, embroidered kilt and shawl and elongated headdress including blue face mask with horns and eagle plumes; Painting is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.0, Length = 14.9