Corn maiden figure

Museum number:
2-72165
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4765
Description:
all carved wood. Maiden whorls. Feather at forehead. Painted red and yellow mask. Black rectangular eyes. Blue, red, yellow bands above feather beard. Woman's shawl, skirt, sash. Brown moccasins. Holds plate of blue and yellow corn in right hand. Left hand holds pot with 2 implements. Marlon Huma, carver.
Donor:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, United States, Arizona, Hopi, First Mesa
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Maker or artist:
Marlon Huma
Collector:
Lorrie L. Greene and Richard L. Greene
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Accession date:
June 25, 2008
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 29 centimeters and width 13 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Corn maiden figure, accession number 2-72165, described as all carved wood. Maiden whorls. Feather at forehead. Painted red and yellow mask. Black rectangular eyes. Blue, red, yellow bands above feather beard. Woman's shawl, skirt, sash. Brown moccasins. Holds plate of blue and yellow corn in right hand. Left hand holds pot with 2 implements. Marlon Huma, carver.

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