Strangers from Hopiland
Artist
Gustave Baumann
(American, born Germany, 1881 - 1971)
Date1921
MediumColor woodcut on oatmeal paper
DimensionsImage: 12 × 10 3/8 in. (30.5 × 26.4 cm)
Support: 17 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (43.8 × 36.2 cm)
Mat: 17 7/8 × 16 3/8 in. (45.4 × 41.6 cm)
Support: 17 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (43.8 × 36.2 cm)
Mat: 17 7/8 × 16 3/8 in. (45.4 × 41.6 cm)
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineGift of June and Thomas B. Catron III, 2022
Object number2022.11.1
DescriptionThree Hopi Shalako figures are printed on tan paper. The smallest of the Shalako’s is brown with a yellow scarf tied around its neck and sits on green steps. Two other larger Shalakos stand on the top green step with a black archway behind them. The center figure is mostly white with green, black, yellow, and red detailing. It wears a large headdress/mask with three triangular shapes extending from the head with step-like edges. The right most figure is mostly black with red, yellow and green circles. It also wears a mask with a fabric looking headdress atop the mask.On View
Not on view
