David Halbach
1931-2022
For Feathers Only
MEDIUM: Watercolor
DIMENSIONS: 21 1/2 x 29 inches
Signed and dated 1978 lower left
Titled verso
SHIPPING DIMENSIONS: 35 x 42 inches
SOLD FOR: $4,972.50
Including Buyers Premium
APRIL 2024 AUCTION,
LOT 389
Additional Information
Place: The Hopi Village of Mishongnovi at Second Mesa, Arizona (one of three mesas).
Story: The Golden Eagle is tethered on the roof of the pueblo. Throughout the village this scene is repeated a number of times. The purpose is to enable the Hopi to have, when needed, the sacred feathers of the eagle for their religious needs. The eagle is not harmed, other than to remove a feather as needed.
Gold Metal Winner; George Phippen Memorial Art Show, 1978. Prescott, Arizona
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