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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1248   CAS 0370-1248; Painting
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Painting
Culture Kiowa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Oklahoma
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name James Auchiah (1906-1974)
Date of Manufacture 1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Opaque watercolor on paper
Description Untitled painting on tan-colored paper depicting Kiowa funeral procession; 2 men dressed in moccasins, buckskin pants with cloth aprons, and buckskin coats carry deceased child's body on stretcher, wrapped in buffalo skin; Beaded moccasins of child protrude from beneath hide; Procession is led by man wearing blue pants and black shoulder blanket and carrying pipe in beaded pipe bag; Woman dressed in black dress and carrying gray and red striped blanket follows group; Signature "Auchiah - 30" is printed in black paint in lower right corner. This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in January 1942.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 36.4, Length = 23.2