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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Awataba Kiva Mural
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Awataba Kiva Mural

Artist (Santa Clara Pueblo, 1918 - 2006)
Date1981
MediumMineral pigments on board
Dimensions44 × 36 in. (111.8 × 91.4 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2020.58
Signedl.r.: Pablita Velarde (c) 1981
Accession number 2020.58
On View
On view
ProvenanceDr. Gerhard [1931-2018] and Dr. Gisela Hoffmann, Wurzburg, Germany; (Zemanek-Münster, Wurzburg, Germany), November 20, 2018, lot 527; Bruce Hartman, Prairie Village, KS; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2020
Label TextPablita Velarde created Awataba Kiva Mural using paints she made from ground minerals. By literally painting with earth, Velarde expresses her inseparable connection to land. The title references a mural on the walls of a kiva. Kivas are Pueblo chambers, typically circular in form, reserved for important cultural and social functions.

Pablita Velarde creó el Mural de la kiva Awataba utilizando pinturas que elaboró con minerales molidos. Al pintar literalmente con tierra, Velarde expresa su inseparable conexión con la tierra. El título hace referencia a un mural en las paredes de una kiva. Las kivas son habitaciones de los Pueblo, típicamente circulares, que se reservaban para importantes funciones culturales y sociales.
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