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.

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