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Pair of Wands

Pueblo
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.