Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2009 School for Advanced Research.
Poster
Date: c. 1955
Artist or Maker: Peter Gasper (1938 - 2011)
Dimensions:
35.6 x 56.5 cm (14 x 22 1/4 in.)
Medium: paper | inks
Credit Line: Gift of Sallie Wagner, 1978.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1978-9-23
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”): The dancer depicted here is the Eagle Dancer. The Zuni word for eagle is “Kyakyali.” The artist, Pete Gasper, works as a silversmith and carver of the small stone carvings that are often called "fetishes" (but which are more correctly called carvings), in addition to painting. He is most well-known for his carvings.
In Collection(s)
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