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Hemis Kachina
Artist
Velarde, Pablita / Tse-Tsan
(1918-2006)
Datemid-late 20th century
Mediumearth pigments on panel
Dimensionsboard: 18 × 12 in. (45.7 × 30.5 cm)
frame: 24 3/4 × 18 1/2 in. (62.9 × 47 cm)
frame: 24 3/4 × 18 1/2 in. (62.9 × 47 cm)
ClassificationsNATIVE AMERICAN
Credit LineGift of W. Keith and Martha J. Bryant
Object number2018.7.3
Descriptionvertical, rectangular, line drawing of Kachina figure, facing forward, wearing mask with abstracted facial features, large stepped, headdress, and wide, blue neck ruff; grey upper body; white forearms and legs; figure wears white kilt and high red moccasins and belt; background divided into 3 brown triangles above dark brown, stepped base; original, holds long horned-type items in both hands; bundle of different colored corn hanging from right side; original, mold wood frame with convex, rounded, outer edge, projecting flat fillet, and off-white paint finish.Collections
- Post WWII and Contemporary Art
- Native American Art
Not on view
