Ulysses Mahkee, Ram
Ulysses Mahkee
1968-
Zuni Pueblo
Medium Specific
Picasso marble, turquoise inlay, sgraffito
Classification
Sculpture: Stone
Dimensions
1 x 2 x 1 in. (2.5 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm)
Accession Number
2019.35.28.23
Credit
Gift of Carol and Don Tallman
Biography
Ulysses Mahkee is a Zuni fetish carver whose simple, sgraffito style ram, snake, turtle and bear fetishes are mostly carved from Pipestone and Picasso Marble. Ulysses is the brother of Zuni carver, Laura Quam, and the son of Zuni jeweler, Janie Mahkee (d). Ulysses learned fetish carving from his family members, including his brother-in-law, Andrew Quam.
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https://www.penfieldgallery.com/artistsfetishes/umahkee-58.html
Date of Bio
Inscription
U.M.