Apache Skull
Artist
Bob Haozous
(American, Apache, born 1943)
Date1990
Mediumrusted steel with shotgun shell casings
Dimensions39 3/4 × 23 5/16 × 17 in. (101 × 59.2 × 43.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the Friends of Contemporary Art, 1992
Object number1992.20.1
DescriptionA large metal, human skull is attached to the top of a small chest with a single drawer. The skull has its mouth open showing two rows of straight teeth and numerous bullet holes going through the forehead. Along the top of the skull head are a row of four crosses. The back of the sculpture has a solid metal panel with a crown-like top and cross symbols punched through it. The drawer on the bottom does open and inside are numerous spent gun shell casings.On View
Not on viewJoan Myers
1984 (printed 1988)