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Victor Higgins, The Beadworker, n.d., oil on board, 29 ¼ x 29 in. Collection of the New Mexico …
The Beadworker
Victor Higgins, The Beadworker, n.d., oil on board, 29 ¼ x 29 in. Collection of the New Mexico …
Victor Higgins, The Beadworker, n.d., oil on board, 29 ¼ x 29 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Bequest of Joan Higgins Reed, 1983, (1983.12.2). Photo by Cameron Gay.

The Beadworker

Artist (American, 1884 - 1949)
Daten.d.
Mediumoil on board
DimensionsImage: 29 1/4 × 29 in. (74.3 × 73.7 cm)
Frame: 34 1/4 x 34 x 1 1/2 in. (87 x 86.4 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of Joan Higgins Reed, 1983
Object number1983.12.2
DescriptionYoung Native American girl sits on large green cushion next to a large black pot to her proper left. She wears long, pink shaw overa white dress. She wears white knee high mocasins. She looks at viewer holding a beaded band on her lap.
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Terms
  • girls
  • pottery
  • shawls
  • blankets (coverings)
  • portraits
  • beads
  • beading (process)