Jack Hokeah
A Prayer Before the Battle

A Prayer Before the Battle

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A Prayer Before the Battle
ArtistKiowa, 1902–1969
CultureKiowa
Titles
  • A Prayer Before the Battle
Date1930–1939
PlaceOklahoma, United States
MediumTempera on wove paper
Dimensions9 15/16 × 7 5/16 in.

Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.329
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.

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