Wakeah
Artist
Cara Romero
(North American Indian, Chemehuevi, born 1977)
CultureChemehuevi
Date2015
MediumInkjet on paper
DimensionsImage: 53 1/2 × 40 inches (135.89 × 101.6 cm)
Sheet: 58 3/16 × 44 inches (147.8 × 111.76 cm)
Sheet: 58 3/16 × 44 inches (147.8 × 111.76 cm)
Credit LineGift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.
Object number2019.33.2
SignedPrint signature - bottom right corner
InscribedTitle: "Wakeah" along bottom edge, middle
Markings3/5
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionPhotograph depicting a young Kiowa woman prepared for the powwow in traditional regalia; shown with various accoutrements.ProvenancePurchased from the artist by Dr. Loren G. Lipson, M.D., Pasadena, CA, 2018;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.
Copyright© Cara Romero
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