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Amos Gustina and Western Apache

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Western Apache, 1900

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Amos Gustina and Western Apache

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Western Apache, 1900

Physical Qualities Agave wood, pigment, metal, replacement horsehair, Overall (Fiddle): 22 1/2 x 10 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (59.7 x 25.7 x 14 cm) Overall (Bow): 18 7/8 in. (48 cm.)
Credit Line Bequest of Florence Reese Winslow
Object Number 1953.220.E.13
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1953; Florence Reese Winslow, Baraboo, WI.
Darienne Turner and Leila Grothe, "Pre-Occupied: Laura Ortman," Baltimore Museum of Art, July 17-December 8, 2024

Inscribed: Instrument: tape: 'A41A'(?) Bow: N/A

Artist/Maker

Amos Gustina

1857–1944

(Western Apache) b. San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, AZ 1858; d. Bylas, San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, AZ 1945
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