Jack Hokeah
War Dance

ArtistKiowa, 1902–1969
CultureKiowa
Titles
  • War Dance
Date1928–1932
PlaceOklahoma, United States
MediumTempera on wove paper
Dimensions7 9/16 × 4 1/2 in. (19.2 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Hally Bryan Perry
Object number41.19
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Hally Bryan Perry (1868–1955), Houston, c. 1930s–1941; given to MFAH, 1941.
Exhibition HistoryFriends of Houston Public Library, Houston TX, Apr 7 - May 26 1972 (LN:72.10)

"American Indian Paintings," Beaumont Art Museum, 28 September 1972. (LN:72.19)

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