John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art
Reno, Nevada
The Lilley Museum of Art is located on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Title: Angwushahai-i (Crow Mother)
Artist: M. M.
Date: 1991
Medium: Cottonwood root and paint
Credit Line: Collection of the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art
Item description: Angwushahai-i is the Crow Mother, Angwusna
a figure of great dignity. She appears on all three mesas, usually in connection with the initiation of the children, although she also appears on other occasions. At the initiation rites she descends into the kiva bearing a large number of yucca blades bound together.
- Subject Matter: Kachina
- Collections: Sculpture
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