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Earth Mother

Object Details

Collection History
Purchased from the AHI Studio (Galisteo, New Mexico) by the R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company (Chicago, Illinois) in 1992; donated to NMAI by the R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company in 2005.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache (New Mexico)
Artist/Maker
Allan Houser (Allan Capron Houser/Allan C. Houser), Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache (New Mexico), 1914-1994
Previous owner
R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company
Donor
R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company
Previous seller
AHI Studio
Date created
1986
Title
Earth Mother
Object Name
Sculpture
Media/Materials
Bronze
Techniques
Cast
Dimensions
76.2 x 76.2 x 99.06 cm
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Featured In

  • Explore America: New Mexico
  • Picturing Motherhood
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