The Burden
Artist
Peter B. Jones
(Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Onondaga, Beaver Clan)
Date2010
MediumClay, pigment
Dimensions18” H
SignedBack near base: P B Jones ‘12
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNA2012.22.HOW
DescriptionStanding figure with long gray hair wearing a long garment with small green triangles around the neckline. Figure holds staff in right hand while left hand rests at the side. Suspended from a tump line around the figure’s head is a laced-up cradle board with a similar border of triangles and the representation of leather fringes. The cradle board bears a Christian missionary priest (blackrobe)wearing a black coat and black brimmed hat and holding a gold cross.
ClassificationsSculpture
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