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Sculpture (untitled)

Artist Allan Houser (North American Indian, Chiricahua Apache, Oklahoma, 1914 - 1994)
Date1987
MediumCarrara marble
DimensionsOverall: 24 1/2 × 15 × 14 inches (62.23 × 38.1 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Blommer
Object number2014.39.28
InscribedInscribed at bottom of sculpture: ‘Alan Houser, 87c’
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 207
DescriptionSculpture depicting a kneeling Apache woman, wearing a blanket, holding a bundle of corn in her lap. Long smooth hair extends down her shoulders, her face is depicted with soft features and set off by a necklace around her neck.Published References
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Copyright© The Allan Houser Foundation
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