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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2008 School for Advanced Research.

"Zig Zag"

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2008 School for Advanced Research.

"Zig Zag"

Date: 1989
Artist or Maker: Nora Naranjo-Morse (b.1953)
Dimensions:
45.1 × 25.4 × 7.6 cm (17 3/4 × 10 × 3 in.)
Medium: clay | paint, acrylic | turquoise
Credit Line: Gift of Robert and Joan Pratt, 2005.
Object Number: SAR.2005-13-34
Not on view
DescriptionAbstract sculpture of a standing woman. As seen from the front, it has an overall triangular shape. The base is wide and the piece tapers up to a small head. The face is framed with bun whorls on either side. The eyes are triangular in shape, with brown outlines, red centers, and small black pupils. The mouth is very small and painted in pink. The figure wears a two-strand turquoise necklace. The figure's shoulders are painted tan. A cutout zig-zag starts just below the proper left shoulder and extends halfway down the figure's front. The zig-zag is painted tan on its interior edges. An outline of orange paint separates the tan interior from the dark brown of the rest of the sculpture. The piece is far wider than it is deep, and therefore tends to be somewhat unstable when standing upright without a mount.
In Collection(s)
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