painted gourd alluding to koshari with black and white stripes and corn husk on hat ends

Robert Rivera, Untitled

Robert Rivera
Apache/Spanish/French
Date
1997
Medium Specific
Gourd, corn husk, paint, leather
Classification
Mixed Media
Dimensions
5 x 8 x 3 1/2 in. (12.7 x 20.3 x 8.9 cm.)
Accession Number
2025.35.25.49
Credit
Gift of Doris M. Lumsden
Biography
Rivera transforms the humble gourd into an object of beauty, power, and symbolism. As such, they become highly collectible fine art objects. With a limitless supply of ideas and designs, Rivera sees every gourd differently, often instantly discerning its possibilities and how to transform it into art. He loves the old designs prevalent in Native American culture, especially the Anasazi, Hohokam and Mimbres bird and animal designs which he incorporates into his gourd pots and rattles.
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