Swallowing Swords

Date created
1930-1940
Culture/People
A:shiwi (Zuni)
Artist/Maker
Percy Sandy (Percy Tsitete Sandy/Kai-Sa [Red Moon]), A:shiwi (Zuni), 1918-1974
Collector
Joseph A. Imhof (Joseph Adam Andrew John Imhof), Non-Indian, 1871-1955
Sarah Imhof (Sarah Ann Elizabeth Russell/Sallie Imhof/Mrs. Joseph A. Imhof), Non-Indian, 1872-1966
Previous owner
Joseph A. Imhof (Joseph Adam Andrew John Imhof), Non-Indian, 1871-1955
Sarah Imhof (Sarah Ann Elizabeth Russell/Sallie Imhof/Mrs. Joseph A. Imhof), Non-Indian, 1872-1966
Donor
Sarah Imhof (Sarah Ann Elizabeth Russell/Sallie Imhof/Mrs. Joseph A. Imhof), Non-Indian, 1872-1966
Collection History
Collected by Western artist Western artist Joseph Imhof (1871-1955) and his wife Sarah Imhof (1872-1966) when they lived in Albuquerque and Taos, New Mexico, between 1904 and the mid-1940s; donated to MAI by Mrs. Imhof in 1963.
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Place
Taos; Taos County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
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A:shiwi (Zuni)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
23/3311
Barcode
233311.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
Swallowing Swords
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Paper, watercolor, graphite
Techniques
Painted
Dimensions
20.1 x 27.9 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63c627264-595f-4911-8404-9015a73484ab
Record ID
NMAI_248453