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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2018 School for Advanced Research.

"Corn Maiden"

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2018 School for Advanced Research.

"Corn Maiden"

Date: 2018
Artist or Maker: Gerry Quotskuyva (b. 1959)
Dimensions:
46.5 × 9 × 8.6 cm (18 5/16 × 3 9/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
Medium: Figure: cottonwood | acrylic paints Base: walnut | brass
Credit Line: Gift of the artist, 2019.
Object Number: SAR.2019-2-1
Not on view
DescriptionCarved figure of a woman wrapped in an cloth with stripe designs along the top and bottom edges. The woman is carved wearing a turquoise necklace and painted with red circles on her cheeks. The end of an ear of blue corn extends from the bottom of the cloth. The figure is mounted on a round wooden base via a short brass rod.
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