Her Journey

Artist Diane Schenandoah (Onyota’a:ká (Oneida), Wolf Clan)

Date2007

MediumClay, Ohio and New York clay

Dimensions11.5” H x 4.5” diameter base

SignedBack bottom: Schenandoah

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object numberNA2007.08.LMA

DescriptionStanding female figure with long hair, whose cloak defines her body. Cloak bordered with triangle hatch marks reminiscent of old pottery designs.

ClassificationsSculpture

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

Exhibitions

Living Legends: The Indigenous Art of Storytelling

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