We Pray For Rain
Artist
Monty Claw
(North American Indian, Diné (Navajo), born 1977)
Date2011
MediumMacaw, goose, rooster, and pheasant feathers, glass and metal beads, commercial leather, and dyed horsehair
DimensionsOverall: 44 × 17 3/4 inches (111.76 × 45.09 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: A. Keith Brodkin Fund for the Acquisition of Contemporary American Indian Art
Object number2011.32
Signed"Monty © 2011 We Pray for Rain" in either black ink, felt-tip pen, or paint on base - where feathers attach to handle
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DescriptionFeather fan comprised of 12 long, red Macaw feathers the shaft of each ornametnted with featherwork and the shaft of each all terminating towards a white, buckskin covered and beaded handle with fringe extending from the bottom. Bead work depiction of tipi, waterbird, and Talking God Navajo Image in night skyPublished ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Copyright© Monty Claw
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