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Artist Estella Loretto born 1954 Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico; lives Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dateca. 1985
Mediumceramic, feathers
Dimensions12 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (32.4 × 24.1 × 18.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Drs. Bette K. and John R. Graham in memory of Dr. Bette Kaufman Graham
Object numberPC2008.30.11
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture depicting a woman from the waist up. The woman looks up and to the left with a neutral expression, holding three feathers in her left hand and a blue corn cob in her right. Her arms are bent in front of her torso. Her hair is almost entirely covered by a long, brown headdress with buffalo horns. She wears a necklace with a large medallion, a white top with one strap and a multicolored geometric design on the side, and a black skirt with a small flower motif.
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