Pylen Hanaweaka
Zuni Altar with Ceremonial Bowls

CultureZuni
Titles
  • Zuni Altar with Ceremonial Bowls
Date1920–1930
PlaceZuñi Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
MediumTempera over pencil underdrawing on paper
DimensionsSheet: 22 1/2 × 15 3/4 in. (57.2 × 40 cm)
Frame: 31 5/8 × 25 3/4 × 1 in. (80.3 × 65.4 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.304
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"The Modern West: American Landscapes, 1890 - 1950," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 29, 2006–January 28, 2007; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, March 4– June 3, 2007.

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