GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Around the bowl interior, four humanlike figures with rounded backs appear to play long flutes. Similar flutes have been recovered through archaeological excavations at sites such as Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon (9th–12th century), depicted in the mural. This ancient hunchbacked fluteplayer may recall an early illustration of either Lelenhoya (“Flute Boy”), a clan symbol, or Maahu, the cicada, who brings warmth to encourage crop growth and abundance.
Excerpt from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit, Label text, 2018.
NOTES
- Ancestral Pueblo, 975-1175 C.E. (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 03/11/16, 03/21/16, 07/22/16, 07/27/16, 07/28/16, 03/09/17, and 09/14/17.
- Noted in TMS, Notes / Text Entries, Other (see remarks) -- Provenance Note: Elizabeth M. and Duncan E. Boeckman are the anonymous donors. The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated November 08, 1988, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential).
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Artist/designers
Cultures
Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan): AAT: 300016954
Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi): AAT: 300016954
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Geography
New Mexico (state/United States): TGN: 7007566
Colorado (state/United States): TGN: 7007158
Utah (state/United States): TGN: 7007827
Southwest (general region): TGN: 4010660
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
serving dishes: AAT: 300198294
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
portable: AAT: 300256252
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
human figures: AAT: 300404114
standing: AAT: 300239500
male: AAT: 300189559
musician: AAT: 300025666
music (discipline): AAT: 300054146
flutes (aerophones / instrument): AAT: 300042513
flutists (wind instrumentalists): AAT: 300235053
Chaco Canyon (deserted settlement): TGN: 7017645
mythical or legendary beings: AAT: 300375725
deities: AAT: 300343850
hunchbacks (kyphosis / people / condition): DMA
Kokopelli (Southwestern fertility deity / flute player): DMA
growth: AAT: 300055136
fertility: AAT: 300379149
cicadas (insects/animals): AAT: 300250232
black (color): AAT: 300130920
white (color): AAT: 300129784
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
Mesa Verde Whiteware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Mesa Verde (Mancos) Black-on-White (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Mesa Verde (deserted settlement): TGN: 7017636
funerary objects: AAT: 300234126
Hopi: AAT: 300017763
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PROVENANCE
From 1988: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, anonymous gift [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated November 08, 1988, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
[3] See Collections Records Digital Object File.
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General Description
Around the bowl interior, four humanlike figures with rounded backs appear to play long flutes. Similar flutes have been recovered through archaeological excavations at sites such as Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon (9th–12th century), depicted in the mural. This ancient hunchbacked fluteplayer may recall an early illustration of either Lelenhoya (“Flute Boy”), a clan symbol, or Maahu, the cicada, who brings warmth to encourage crop growth and abundance.
Excerpt from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit, Label text, 2018.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
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Notes
- Ancestral Pueblo, 975-1175 C.E. (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 03/11/16, 03/21/16, 07/22/16, 07/27/16, 07/28/16, 03/09/17, and 09/14/17.
- Noted in TMS, Notes / Text Entries, Other (see remarks) -- Provenance Note: Elizabeth M. and Duncan E. Boeckman are the anonymous donors. The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated November 08, 1988, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential).
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan): AAT: 300016954
Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi): AAT: 300016954
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Geography
New Mexico (state/United States): TGN: 7007566
Colorado (state/United States): TGN: 7007158
Utah (state/United States): TGN: 7007827
Southwest (general region): TGN: 4010660
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
serving dishes: AAT: 300198294
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
portable: AAT: 300256252
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
human figures: AAT: 300404114
standing: AAT: 300239500
male: AAT: 300189559
musician: AAT: 300025666
music (discipline): AAT: 300054146
flutes (aerophones / instrument): AAT: 300042513
flutists (wind instrumentalists): AAT: 300235053
Chaco Canyon (deserted settlement): TGN: 7017645
mythical or legendary beings: AAT: 300375725
deities: AAT: 300343850
hunchbacks (kyphosis / people / condition): DMA
Kokopelli (Southwestern fertility deity / flute player): DMA
growth: AAT: 300055136
fertility: AAT: 300379149
cicadas (insects/animals): AAT: 300250232
black (color): AAT: 300130920
white (color): AAT: 300129784
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
Mesa Verde Whiteware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Mesa Verde (Mancos) Black-on-White (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Mesa Verde (deserted settlement): TGN: 7017636
funerary objects: AAT: 300234126
Hopi: AAT: 300017763
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1988: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, anonymous gift [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated November 08, 1988, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
[3] See Collections Records Digital Object File.
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