grey bowl form made of rings of looped fibers; darker grey interior and bottom; dark iron wire standing male figures around inner rim; exterior decorated with drip-shaped iron drops hooked between woven fibers

%C2%A9 Mary Giles

Dark Kiva, 1994

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Waxed linen, hammered ironexpand_more

Gift of Elissa and Paul Cahnexpand_more  2009.59

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Mary Giles preferred combining the traditional basket medium of waxed linen threads with hand-hammered metal components not typically used in basketry. Close inspection of this object’s interior reveals male figures fashioned from iron wire. They are meant to evoke Puebloan ritual gatherings which took place in subterranean circular structures known as kivas. The cultures and landscapes of the American Southwest were long-term sources of inspiration to Giles.

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Title
Dark Kiva
Artist Life
1944 - 2018
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2009.59
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grey bowl form made of rings of looped fibers; darker grey interior and bottom; dark iron wire standing male figures around inner rim; exterior decorated with drip-shaped iron drops hooked between woven fibers

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