Artist
Ma Pe Wi (Velino Herrera)(Zia Pueblo, 1902–1973)Zia Pueblo, 1902–1973
CultureZia
Titles
- Old Man
Date1916–1920
PlaceZia Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
MediumTempera on wove paper
Dimensions7 3/8 × 6 3/16 in. (18.7 × 15.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Hally Bryan Perry
Object number44.492
Non exposé
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper center: F 66-4 "Old Man" / Velino Shije (later Herrera) Ma-Pe-Wi, / Zia Pueblo / Probably one of his first paintings / circa 1918 - DD
Recto: Signed in red paint, bottom right corner: V. Shije
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Ma Pe Wi (Velino Herrera)
1928–1932
Tempera on thick paper board
44.296
