No. 11: Copies of paintings upon the walls of an estufa at Jemez

No. 11: Copies of paintings upon the walls of an estufa at Jemez

A watercolor drawing on medium-weight paper by Richard H. Kern depicting a portion of the wall paintings located in a Jemez Pueblo estufa, or kiva, as seen in August of 1849. This painting is of a dark wall with six light blue deer and two red deer looking in various different directions, with one of the blue deer figures lying on their backs next to a small black human figure and a symbol resembling a shield colored in red and white.

Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853

1849-08-20

Jemez Pueblo (N.M.)

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ANSP-Coll-0146, Box 1, Folder 3

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Cataloging made possible by The Getty Grant Program.

Richard H. Kern and Edward Meyer Kern Illustrations of the American Southwest

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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

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