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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1033   CAS 0370-1033; Painting
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Painting
Culture Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Maker's Name Jose J. Garcia (b. 1914)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1937
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Opaque watercolor on paper
Description Painting on brown paper entitled "Two Birds" depicting pair of parrots, each painted in brightly colored pueblo-style, geometric patterns and standing on rainbow arches, flanking central stylized pine tree; Signature "Jose J. Garcia" is printed in black paint just below base of tree; "Jose J. Garcia, Santo Domingo Pueblo" is handwritten in pencil on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is stamped on reverse.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 32.3, Length = 30.2