Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1215 | |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | Hopi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi | |
Maker's Name | Fred Kabotie (Naqavoy'ma) (1900-1986) | |
Date of Manufacture | 1954 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Tempera on paper | |
Description | Painting entitled "Clowns Getting Ready", depicting interior kiva scene with 5 Koshare dancers each with his body painted in alternating black and white stripes and wearing a horned headdress; One adult dancer applies body paint to younger dancer in left foreground, while 3 other adult dancers converse in right background; Ladder extends up through kiva roof and pueblo style drum hands on wall; Signed "Kabotie" in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 37.4, Length = 50.8 |