- Artist:
- Dawakema
- Title:
- Ahula motif
- Date Created:
- 1977
- Description:
- An abstract painting of a kachina figure done in shade of orange and brown. The kachina has a round face surrounded by feathers, which is painted on a raised area of the board. The kachina's shoulders are even with what appears to be ears. It is holding a staff in its right hand and its left hand is cupped as if holding something. The remainder of the painting is geometric designs.
- Subjects:
- Hopi (culture or style)
- Source:
- Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Source Identifier:
- jmz.179
- Size:
- image: 32 7/8 x 30 3/4 in.; framed: 34 1/2 x 32 1/4 in.
- Frame:
- Wood (plant material)
- Media:
- Acrylic paint
- Signature:
- Dawakema '77 (stylized, lower center)
- Condition:
- undamaged
- Provenance:
- Purchased by Jack and Maxine Zarrow via absentee bid from an R. G. Munn auction in Albuquerque, NM, February 6, 1999. The auction number for the painting was #990.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Ahula motif", The Maxine & Jack Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Reference Link:
- https://zarrow.library.okstate.edu/_site/items/jmz.179.html
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