Long Braids

Alvin Marshall

Long Braids, Sculpture by Alvin Marshall
  • Alvin Marshall sculpture
  • Marshall alabaster
Savvy Price $285.00
Gallery Price $575.00
Title
Long Braids
Artist
Alvin Marshall
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
About The Long Braids

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.

About Alvin Marshall
(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.
Cultures

American Indian, Navajo

Medium

Sculpture

Subject

American Indians, Female

Keywords

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