Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2009 School for Advanced Research.
Painting
Date: 1933
Artist or Maker: Gilbert Telese
Dimensions:
Overall: 20.3 x 30.5 cm (8 x 12 in.)
Overall1: 20.3 x 30.5 cm (8 x 12 in.)
Medium: paper: wove | paint, watercolor | ink
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.P49
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit June 10 and 11, 2009 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 2”): This is a depiction of Anshe Kokko (Bear Kokko). He wears a real bearskin on the upper half of his body. He wears a deerskin wrapped around the lower half of his body, rather than a kilt. His arms are always open, as shown in the painting. He doesn’t carry anything in his hands. The red eagle feather on his head represents the medicine society.
In Collection(s)
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