Special Value Offer: Original Painting “Escorting the Shalako” [SOLD]

Special Value Offer: The price on this has been reduced 20% from the original price of $1750 to a new price of $1400.

In late November or early December each year, Zuni Pueblo celebrates Shalako, a reenactment by katsina priests of the creation and migration of the Zuni people. This is a most serious blessing ceremony for the pueblo. The Shalako Katsinas are giant-sized messengers of the rain gods; ten-foot tall Shalako Katsinas tower over the other life-size Katsinas and religious leaders.

Johnny Secatero, although a Navajo, has presented an excellent rendition of the group of two Salimopias and three Mudheads greeting a Shalako.  His sense of scale and accuracy of detail were standard fare for him. He was a well-respected painter and is very collectible as an artist. His paintings appear is numerous private and public collections. His awards are too numerous to mention here.

The painting is signed in lower right but not dated. It is double-matted using acid-free materials and placed back in the original wood frame.

Condition:  Original condition

Provenance: from the collection of Katherine H. Rust