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Hopi Snake Dance
Hopi Snake Dance
Hopi Snake Dance

Hopi Snake Dance

Artist (American, 1893 - 1938)
Daten.d.
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions20 1/4 × 11 3/4 × 9 1/8 in. (51.4 × 29.8 × 23.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineOn long term loan from the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
Object number1890.23S
DescriptionTwo male figures performing a traditional Native American dance. Both figures are wearing crown-like headdresses and multiple necklaces. The front figure is holding a snake in his hands and his mouth. The back figure holds a single feather.
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This is a WPA object.  Credit info was changed from Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Rand, Jr. in memory and honor of Mrs. Rand's father, the late George M. Levis, 1947 to On long term loan from the U.S. General Services Administration, Works Projects Administration, Federal Art Project.
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