Standing Buffalo Item Number: 1989.10.2 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Compactly modeled buffalo (photo left) standing on four legs with head slightly lowered. Incisions on the back of the two front legs indicate long hair. Neck ruff and beard are moldeled. No hoofs indicated. Leather ears and tail are inserted into the clay.

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Item History

  • Made between 1900 and 1999

What

Name
Standing Buffalo
Identification Number
1989.10.2
Type of Item
standing
Material
clay, paint and leather
Overall
length 3.0 in, width 4.5 in

Who

Culture
Hopi-Tewa Pueblo

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1900 and 1999

Other

Classification
(not assigned)