Unknown North American
Ceiling Altar with Mudheads, an Antelope, and a Moose

CultureZuni
Titles
  • Ceiling Altar with Mudheads, an Antelope, and a Moose
Date1910–1925
PlaceZuñi Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
MediumWood, paint, wool cloth, rawhide, feathers, twigs, nails, cornhusk (?), and string
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.484
Not on view

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ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Looking at Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sept. 15 - Dec. 29, 1991.

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He had offered it, though without expectation
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