Horned Toad Man
Artist
Virgil Ortiz
(North American Indian, Cochiti, born 1969)
Date1999
MediumClay and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 × 11 1/4 × 5 inches (49.53 × 28.58 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust (by exchange)
Object number2010.2
Signed"Virgil Ortiz Coshiti Pueblo" "99" written on the bottom of the figure's proper left foot along with an abstract image of a tipi.
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DescriptionCeramic figure representing a horned man with grimacing face, upturned arms and gesturing hands; lower figure distinguished by protuberances, two-towed feet and scale-like legs.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Copyright© Virgil Ortiz
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