Girl's solemn face is framed by her center-parted hair finished with a long braid on either side. Lightly textured cape is punctuated by inset oval shapes.
| Description | Girl's solemn face is framed by her center-parted hair finished with a long braid on either side. Lightly textured cape is punctuated by inset oval shapes. |
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| About the Artist | (Born 1959) This Navajo sculptor has been working in alabaster for over twenty years. In 1983 he was named "Best Sculptor of the Year" by the Heard Museum in Arizona. Mr. Marshall served an apprenticeship under another notable Navajo artist, Oreland Joe. In 2001 he was included in the Rising Stars exhibit at the Desert Caballeros Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona. |
| Culture | American Indian, Navajo |
| Style | Nostalgic American Indian, Figurative Abstraction |
| Medium | Off-white alabaser |
| Size | 4 1/2" height X 7 1/8" length X 2 1/2" depth |
| Signed | "Al.K.M. 84" incised along sculpture's back edge |
| Date of creation | 1984 |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Provenance | SC |