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Figure

Artist Ada Suina born 1930 Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico
Date1978
Mediumceramic, wood, leather
DimensionsOverall: 23 x 10 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (58.4 x 26.7 x 52.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, National Endowment for the Arts Purchase Grant
Object numberPC1979.67.15.A
DescriptionA ceramic and mixed media sculpture depicting a man singing while playing a drum. The man sits with his arms and legs in front of him. He looks slightly upwards with his mouth open in a circular shape. He wears a red bandana, a black vest, a patterned long-sleeve shirt, a bolo tie, red pants with slits at the bottom, and red moccasins with black soles. A drum made from wood and leather rests in his lap and he holds a drumstick in his left hand.
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Terms
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