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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- Ben Seciwa
- Yamuhakto (Wood Carrier), 1970
- Wood Carving
- 11 x 4.5 x 4 in
- Inv: 2018.1.5
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In Storage
Title: Yamuhakto (Wood Carrier)
Artist: Ben Seciwa
Date: c. 1970
Medium: Cottonwood root and paint
Credit Line: Collection of the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art
Item description: Yamuhakto always accompanies the Salako. The Zuni name refers to "carrying wood on his head." The pair of marks on the side of the head is referred to as perspiration marks
- Subject Matter: Kachina
- Collections: Sculpture
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