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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Shalako with Mudheads

ArtistAwa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal), San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1898–1955
Dateca. 1940
MediumGouache on paper
Dimensions21 3/4 x 20 x 1 1/8 in.
Signedl.r.: Awa Tsireh
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2020.44
ClassificationWatercolor
ProvenanceRichard M. Howard [d. 2009], Santa Fe, NM; (Sotheby’s, New York, NY), May 21, 2014, lot 23; Bruce Hartman, Prairie Village, KS; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2020
On ViewNo
Shalako with Mudheads21.8 × 20 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 60× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.