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Native American Zia Pueblo Print by Ma Pe Wi

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 150.00 USD
Native American Zia Pueblo Print by Ma Pe Wi
Native American Zia Pueblo Print by Ma Pe Wi (Velino Shije Herrera) 1902-1973, visual measures 17'' x 13'', overall framed measurement of 24'' x 20'', professionally framed, matted, and under glass, FYI: ''Velino Shije Herrera (October 22, 1902 - January 1973), also known as Ma Pe Wi, was a Zia Pueblo Indian painter. Herrera's work was widely exhibited in the US and Europe and included in the Exposition of Tribal Indian Arts traveling show (1931-33). He and five other artists were commissioned to paint 2200 feet of murals for the Main Interior Building of the US Department of the Interior in Washington, DC. Herrera's work included detailed, representational depictions of Pueblo life, including ceremonial kachina dances, and abstract works based on Pueblo symbolism. The work of Herrera and other Native American artists was not always viewed positively in their native communities, especially when it came to depictions of restricted ceremonies. Herrera was eventually ostracized by Pueblo elders.''