- Artist:
- Shebola, Sullivan
- Title:
- Zuni Fire God
- Description:
- A painting of a man facing left who is dressed as a Zuni god. His body is painted gray with multicolored spots. He is wearing a mask over his head that is painted the same way. The mask has feathers attached to the top with a white rope. An antelope carcass hangs across the front of his body and under his left arm. He is wearing a brown-and-turquoise kilt, a green sash and dance boots. In his right hand, he is holding a burning bundle and in his left hand, he is holding a bundle of yucca leaves. The title of the painting is painted in the bottom left.
- Subjects:
- Zuni
- Source:
- Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Source Identifier:
- jmz.406
- Size:
- image: 23 1/4 x 17 3/8 in.; framed: 28 1/8 x 22 5/8 in.
- Frame:
- Wood (plant material)
- Media:
- Oil paint (paint)
- Signature:
- Sullivan Shebola Zuni (printed, lower right)
- Condition:
- soiling along the right side; restoration and cleaning, The Art Market, Tulsa, OK
- Provenance:
- Purchased by Jack Zarrow via absentee bid from Allard Auctions, Inc., The Best of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, August 16, 1999. This painting was one of seven purchased at this auction. Auction lot #1147. On the back of the painting: "Farbers Picture Frame Shop, Phoenix, Arizona."
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Zuni Fire God", The Maxine & Jack Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Reference Link:
- https://zarrow.library.okstate.edu/_site/items/jmz.406.html
Rights
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