Miniature seed jar

Miniature seed jar

2003

Debra Duwyenie (Santa Clara), Miniature seed jar, 2003. Clay and paint; 2 x 3 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Virginia Vogel Mattern, 2003.1307

This object is currently on view
Artist
Debra Duwyenie, Santa Clara, American, 1955 -
Active Dates: 1979 -
Culture
Santa Clara
Country
United States
Object
jar, seed, miniature
Medium
Clay and paint
Dimensions
height: 2 in, 5.0800 cm; diameter: 3 in, 7.6200 cm
Inscription
Signed "Debra" on the bottom.
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia Vogel Mattern
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Accession Number
2003.1307
Known Provenance
Purchased 2003 from (House of the Shalako) Albuquerque, NM by Virginia Vogel Mattern; gifted 12/9/2003 to the Denver Art Museum
Exhibition History
  • “Stampede: Animals in Art” — Denver Art Museum, 9/10/2017
  • “SUSTAINED! The Persistent Genius of Indigenous Art” — Denver Art Museum, 12/15/2024

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