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Horse
Horse
Horse

Horse

Date1988
Dimensions12 × 4 1/2 × 5 in. (30.5 × 11.4 × 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsNATIVE AMERICAN
Credit LineGift of Shari and Stephen Ashman
Object number2012.12.1
DescriptionCarved, multicolored, Native American dancing figure wearing "horse" mask with feathers splayed at top back behind crown; feathers also laying on top of head; horse figures on either side of mask with big black mouth and white teeth that sticks out from mask; wears white earrings with red background; shirtless except for red sash; wears blue, beaded necklace; holds rattle in right hand and club and shield in left hand; fur pelt hanging from back of tunic; holding right leg off of ground, bent at knee; rattle on left leg above knee; wears red boots; on circular, natural-colored base
Collections
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Not on view
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