Mudhead Figure
Artist
Michael Kanteena
born 1959 Laguna Pueblo; lives Laguna Pueblo
Date1998
Mediumfired clay, rawhide
Dimensions15 × 6 1/2 × 7 in. (38.1 × 16.5 × 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsCeramic
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the estate of Ruth and Sidney Schultz
Object numberPC2022.44.26
DescriptionA ceramic figure with large, circular eyes, projecting mouth, and three protuberances (nodes) evenly spaced across its crown and left and right sides of its head. Known as a mudhead sculpture, the seated figure holds a small canteen with designs painted in pink, green, and black.On View
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