Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Painting
Artist or Maker: Howard Leekela (1915-1987)
Dimensions:
Overall: 26.5 x 25.3 cm (10 7/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Medium: paper: wove | paint, gouache
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1978-1-243
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksOctavius Seowtewa during collection review visit Nov. 16 and 17, 2009 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 3”): Several aspects of this painting have been changed from how they would really be depicted on the type of altar from which this scene was derived. This may have been done by the artist so that he could paint a scene that was similar to a particular type of altar, but without revealing too many sacred details. The Zuni word for rainbow is amidolanne.
In Collection(s)
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