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Dance of the Mountain Spirit, (sculpture). Artist:  Houser, Allan, 1914-1994, sculptor. Art Foundry, founder. Title:  Dance of the Mountain Spirit, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: sandstone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. x 30 in. x 60 in.; Base: approx. H. 7 in. x Diam. 34 in. Description:  An Apache Indian dances in ceremonial dress holding a sword in each hand, proper right arm and proper left foot raised. He wears a headdress with a mask-like face, an armband with ribbons, a belt-buckled skirt, mocassins, and has a star incised into his chest. The sculpture is mounted on a short base atop a wall at hotel entry way. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian -- Apache Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Ceremonial -- Indian Dress Ceremony -- Dance Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe Sculpture Owner:  Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, Entry, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 Remarks:  The sculpture is one of two pieces by the artist flanking hotel entry. See also companion piece, "Dance of the Mountain Spirit," IAS record NM000390. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Companion to: IAS NM000390. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NM000389   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000389 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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