Mojave male figure Attributed to Annie Fields
Nice male figure clay Mojave person, made of clay and has beads, paint, and green pants. Dates from the 1950's. In excellent condition. Attributed to Annie Fields, (1884-1971) Her females have bulging eyes outlined in black and with black pupils. Forehead is painted brown with facial tattoos below the eyes.
The land of the Mojave, the most northern of the Yuman tribes, stretched from Black Canyon to the Picacho Mountains below today’s Parker Dam, straddling the Colorado River.
The Mojave could be a fierce people willing to protect their land, and willing to venture far from it. They traveled to the Pacific Coast, becoming proficient traders. They exchanged with coastal tribes surplus crops for goods they desired and valued, such as shells.
And back along the banks of the river, they made pottery from sedimentary clay and crushed sandstone. The material was coiled into shape, dried, painted and fired in either open pits or rudimentary kilns. They created pots, bowls, ladles and dishes decorated with geometric designs. And the women took the crafts further by making unique pottery dolls for the children, dressing and decorating them like people, complete with human hair.
The art of tattoo was important to the Mojave. They tattooed their faces with lines and dots - a cosmetic, fashionable practice.
Measurements: 9" tall x approximately 3 1/2" deep x 2 1/2" wide (at stand), figure is 2" wide.