Name/Title
Mask, RitualEntry/Object ID
2018.3.144Description
Property C35: Fannie Loretto, War Mask. Object: ceremonial mask, Artist/Maker: Loretto, Fannie (1951) Jemez, Title/Model: War Mask, by "Fannie Loretto", Date/Region: ca. 1990 / Pueblo, Medium/Technique: feather, hair, paint, cloth, sting, molded earthenware / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 23.15" H x 8.5" W x 5.5" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, verso, paint; "Fannie Loretto", Exhibitions/Literature: Native American Art from the Collection of Jim and Carol Getty: Exhibition at Campanella Gallery of Park University, March 13-April 18, 2000. Description/Notes: An earthenware mask, painted terra-cotta, is decorated with war paint of a darker reddish color and outlined in black. There are three stipes of war paint on each side of the face and three down the chin. The mask has openings for the eyes and the black painted lips are open. Hair is neatly banded in three long strands under an earthenware molded headband. On each side of the red paint, dotted, light-colored, headband, are long black bias tape strands. Purchased directly from the artist at The Pueblo Loft, Albuquerque, NM on August 7, 1991.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Mask, RitualNomenclature Sub-Class
Religious ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
