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Louise Skywoman Falls to Earth

Artist Peter B. Jones (Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Onondaga, Beaver Clan)

Date2007

MediumClay, pigment

Dimensions12” H x 13” W x 17 3/4” D

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund

Object numberNA2012.56.HOW

DescriptionSkywoman is depicted as a casino cocktail waitress who has taken a hard fall while carrying a tray of drinks. She falls on the back of a turtle, which is a humorous reference to the Skywoman portion of the Creation Story, in which she falls from Skyworld to the back of a turtle. The back of the turtle is decorated with

ClassificationsSculpture

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