The Voice of Sipapu (The Kiva)
Artist
Will Shuster
(American, 1893 - 1969)
Date1935
Mediumfresco
Dimensions67 3/4 x 47 in. (172.1 x 119.4 cm)
ClassificationsMural
Credit LineFunded through the Federal Emergency Relief Agency, 1934
Object number2006.29.2
DescriptionSingle male figure crouches in lower right corner in front of "sipapu"; in the background is a wall painting representing elements of Pueblo celestial mythology. There are symbols for the sun, moon and stars, and two "avanyus", feathered serpents, male sky deities who bring rain.On View
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