Toro Toro
Artist
Tammy Garcia
(born 1969 Los Angeles, California; lives Taos, New Mexico)
Dateca. 2015
Mediumpatinated bronze bas relief, ed. 1/25
Dimensionseach panel: 17 1/2 × 17 1/2 × 1 in. (44.5 × 44.5 × 2.5 cm)
frame: 28 1/8 × 46 × 1 1/2 in. (71.4 × 116.8 × 3.8 cm)
frame: 28 1/8 × 46 × 1 1/2 in. (71.4 × 116.8 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the estate of Ruth and Sidney Schultz
Object numberPC2022.44.144.A-B
DescriptionA bronze low-relief diptych featuring a continuous scene. The left panel shows a figure wearing regalia featuring curled horns and handheld poles that touch the ground. This figure faces right. To the figure’s left is a second figure, a Koshare (Pueblo Indian clown or jester) with striped skin and a two-pointed hat, spreading a blanket before him. Two figures stand in the background, each with regalia featuring antlers and handheld poles. The right panel features a similar scene, with a figure wearing regalia with curled horns and handheld poles. This figure faces left toward a matching figure on the left panel. Behind this figure stands two more figures wearing regalia with antlers and handheld poles. The foreground on both panels is made up of a geometric design with desert plants and the background features rolling hills and clouds.On View
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