Photograph by Peter Gabriel Studio. Copyright 2021-2022 Peter Gabriel Studio.
Figurine, rain god
Date: n.d.
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Dimensions: H: 15.2 × W: 7.8 × D: 11.4 cm (H: 6 × W: 3 1/16 × D: 4 1/2 in.)
Weight: 0.3 kg (0.75 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Gift of unknown donor, 1999.
Place Made:
Santa Fe County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1999-9-31
On view
at The Vilcek Foundation, New York, NY
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 red slip was applied before the figure was fired. The design was painted on post firing. The clay is traditional natural clay.
In Collection(s)
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