Straw Appliqué Cross [SOLD]

The art form of straw appliqué on wood dates back to time of the arrival of the Spaniards in the 16th Century in what is now New Mexico. The pueblo peoples adopted the carving of Santos, Bultos and Retablos and other religious art forms in these early years of Spanish control. Straw appliqué techniques seem to have been done only at Santa Ana Pueblo. The art form disappeared in the 17th Century, had a slight revival during the 1930s Works Project Administration Art Project, but really didn't succeed at full revival until the 1950s.

Provenance:

coll. Alexander E. Anthony, Jr. Purchased from the artist on 01OCT73.