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Hearst Museum object titled Poster, accession number 17-771, described as mounted GGIE poster: Indian Court "Apache Devil Dancer from an Indian Painting, Arizona" Dancing figure with headdress. The Mountain Spirit Dance was labeled the Apache Devil Dance by white settlers due to the unusual costumes and the ceremony which was performed by the tribe at night. The design was taken from a painting by an Apache art student of the 1930's named Dewey.
Hearst Museum object titled Poster, accession number 17-766, described as unmounted GGIE poster: Indian Court "Apache Devil Dancer from an Indian Painting, Arizona" Dancing figure with headdress. The Mountain Spirit Dance was labeled the Apache Devil Dance by white settlers due to the unusual costumes and the ceremony which was performed by the tribe at night. The design was taken from a painting by an Apache art student of the 1930's named Dewey.
Hearst Museum object titled Poster, accession number 17-772, described as mounted GGIE poster: Indian Court "Antelope Hunt from a Navaho Drawing, New Mexico
Hearst Museum object titled Poster, accession number 17-767, described as unmounted GGIE poster: Indian Court "Pueblo Turtle Dancers from an Indian Painting, New Mexico" Three figures in line dancing, adobe building in background. The Pueblo turtle dancers were taken from a painting by Vicenti Mirabal (ca.1917-1945), a Taos Pueblo artist also known as Chiu-Tah. Mirabal studied art at the Santa Fe Indian School where he was later employed as an instructor.

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