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Figurine, rain god

Date: 2000

Artist or Maker: Ignacia Duran (1921 - 2011)

Dimensions:

Dimensions: H: 16 × W: 8.3 × D: 9.2 cm (H: 6 5/16 × W: 3 1/4 × D: 3 5/8 in.)

Weight: 0.3 kg (0.75 lb.)

Medium: clay

Credit Line: Indian Arts Fund purchase for the permanent collection, 2000.

Place Made:

Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America

Object Number: SAR.2000-5-10

On view at The Vilcek Foundation, New York, NY

DescriptionSeated amorphous figure, Rain god, holding a pot ca. 5.0cm x 4.0cm. Micaceous clay. Facial features in low relief. Eyes, mouth, and nostrils cut into clay. Pot rests on legs stretched out in front of body. Pot held in place by both hands.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Tesuque collection review visit March 9-10, 2020 (Events Record “Collection Review: Tesuque Pueblo Review 2"): The artist is no longer living. No further comments were made.

In Collection(s)

Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery

Bibliography:

"Behind the Scenes at the School of American Research"

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