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Maker(s):Secatero, Johnny
Culture:Native American; Diné (1945-2010)
Title:Clowning as Usual
Date Made:n.d.
Type:Drawing
Materials:casein on paperboard
Place Made:United States
Measurements:paperboard: 19 1/2 x 29 in.; 49.53 x 73.66 cm
Narrative Inscription:  undated, signed at lower right in black paint on feather: JOHNNY SECATERO, inscribed in pencil on verso in unknown hand: "CLOWNING AS USUAL" / "HOPE CLOWNS PLUS A MEAN KOYEMSH" / By JOHNNY SECATERO
Accession Number:  SC 1970.23.3
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Rutger B. Porter
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
six figures with painted faces wearing loincloths in a dancing in a line, figure on far left holding the arm of another figure wearing a mask

Tags:
men; costume; ceremonies; religion

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