Riley Sunrise (Quoyavema)
God of Germination

ArtistKiowa Tribe, trained Hopi Pueblo, born c. 1900
CultureHopi
Titles
  • God of Germination
Date1930–1939
PlaceHopi Pueblo, Arizona, United States
MediumTempera on tan wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 8 in. (30.5 × 20.3 cm)
Frame: 23 3/4 × 19 3/4 × 1 in. (60.3 × 50.2 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.313
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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