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Pair of Wands
Pueblo
Northern New Mexico
Northern New Mexico
late 17th/ early 18th century
cottonwood, paint
height: 29 ½"
width: 8 ¾"
Inventory # S1737
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PROVENANCE
Reportedly found near Blanco, New Mexico at Largo Canyon
Private collection, Farmington, New Mexico
Larry Frank, Arroyo Honda, New Mexico
Lee Lyon, Aspen, Colorado
PUBLISHED
Brasser, Ted. J. Native American Clothing: An Illustrated History. Toronto: Firefly Books, 2009, pg. 190
RELATED EXAMPLES
Art Institute of Chicago - See: North American Indian Art, Furst and Furst, Rizzoli, 1982, plates 18 and 19 (for a related pair of early Southwest altar figures)
These large wands are remarkable for their size, age and beauty. No other pair is known from this early period of Southwestern art.