Buffalo Dance

Allan Houser, Buffalo Dance, 1983, Indiana limestone, 13 ³⁄₄ x 60 x 14 in. (35.9 x 52.4 x 35.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Frank E. Everett, and the Alice Henderson (Rossin) Colquitt Fund in honor of William Penhallow Henderson, 1995.11, © 1983, Allan Houser

Artwork Details

Title: Buffalo Dance
Artist: Allan Houser
Date: 1983
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 13 ³⁄₄ x 60 x 14 in. (35.9 x 52.4 x 35.5 cm.)
Copyright: © 1983, Allan Houser
Credit Line: Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Frank E. Everett, and the Alice Henderson (Rossin) Colquitt Fund in honor of William Penhallow Henderson
Mediums: limestone
Mediums Description: Indiana limestone
Classifications: Sculpture
Relief
Subjects: Ceremony — dance — Buffalo Dance
Dress — Indian dress
Figure — full length
Indian
Figure — head
Figure group
Object Number: 1995.11
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1995.11

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