Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal)
Woman Holding a Kachina Figure

ArtistSan Ildefonso Pueblo, 1898–1955
CultureSan Ildefonso
Titles
  • Woman Holding a Kachina Figure
Date1920–1930
PlaceSan Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
MediumTempera and ink on wove paper
Dimensions11 1/4 × 7 11/16 in.

Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.271
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition HistoryFriends of Houston Public Library, Houston, TX., Apr 7 - May 26, 1972. (LN:72.10)

Beaumont Art Museum, Beaumont, TX., Sep 28, 1972. (LN:72.19)

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