Mask, Ritual
Name/Title
Mask, RitualEntry/Object ID
2018.3.145Description
Property C36: Contemporary Earthenware Mask. Object: ceremonial mask, Artist/Maker: Navajo, Title/Model: Contemporary Earthenware Mask, Date/Region: ca. 2000 / Southwest, Medium/Technique: earthenware draped and decorated with feather, mica, leather and paint / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 11.65" H x 6.5" W x 1.5" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, illegible verso "Sanezbah '97" and in pencil verso "55.00 URC7", Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: The mask has a flat appearance and has been created by rolling out a ball of earthenware on a canvas cloth and draping it over a mold. An applied headband holds leather stings of hair and a feather dangles from the top. The only color paint is turquoise and black and it is sprayed on sparingly. The work appears to be David Long or Rita Padilla Yei who both use the same nose on their masks. Purchased at Pueblo Pottery in Albuquerque, NM on March4, 1998. The receipt reads, "Flora Yazzi" mask. Yazzi is a chilli.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANMade/Created
Place
State/Province
New MexicoEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Four Corners RegionCountry
United States of AmericaCulture/Tribe
Navajo
Native American