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Photograph by Peter Gabriel Studio. Copyright 2021-2022 Peter Gabriel Studio.

Storyteller, male

Photograph by Peter Gabriel Studio. Copyright 2021-2022 Peter Gabriel Studio.

Storyteller, male

Date: 2000
Artist or Maker: Maxine Toya
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 25.4 × 20.1 × 26.7 cm (10 × 7 15/16 × 10 1/2 in.)
Weight: 3.1 kg (6.9 lb.)
Medium: clay | cloth | paints
Credit Line: Commissioned by the Indian Arts Research Center for the Clay Beings Convocation, October 2000.
Object Number: SAR.2000-5-2
On view at The Vilcek Foundation, New York, NY
DescriptionMale seated figure, legs extended, holding a drumstick. Wearing a red, long-sleeved shirt with black cuffs. Banded design across chest with beige background and design elements in black and red. He is wearing an appliqué with black design elements on beige. A child is on each shoulder, a large drum is horizontally across his knees, on top of which is seated a child playing a small drum and a dog lying in front of him. A boy is seated astride each ankle with a drumstick in one hand: One has a small drum. Drumsticks are covered with white cloth on ends.
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