Figure
99-9-5
From: New Mexico | Cochiti Pueblo
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 99-9-5 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cochiti |
| Provenience | New Mexico | Cochiti Pueblo |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Creator | Janice Ortiz |
| Date Made | 1998 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Clay | Paint |
| Description | Clay circus figure of "Uncle Sam" on stilts. Wears black top hat, black tails, shirt, tie, terra cotta striped pants and black shoes. Pointed black beard; open hole for mouth. One hand on waist; other stretched out pointing index finger. Very detailed - painted down to the finger nails. Signed on bottom of shoes: "M.J. Ortiz Cochiti 1998". |
| Height | 35 cm |
| Width | 13.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum purchase, 1999 |
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