Whirling Rainbow Goddesses of the Windway Chant
Artist
Lucy McKelvey
(North American Indian, Diné (Navajo), born 1950)
Date1990
MediumClay and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 × 12 1/4 inches (14.29 × 31.12 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hugh J. Zimmer Family
Object number2017.74.1
SignedWritten in black on the bottom surface: Lucy Leuppe McKelvey, Asdzaan Kiisaani Navajo "Whirling Rainbow Goddesses of the Windway Chant"
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DescriptionA wide, squat clay jar with a short neck and small mouth. It is highly detailed with red, black, white, and blue colored pigments with three Rainbow Goddesses encircling the jar.ProvenanceHugh Zimmer, Kansas City, MO;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Copyright© Lucy McKelvey
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