Mask Dance

About the Artwork

Title Mask Dance

Artwork Date between 1902 and 1937

Artist Otis Polelonema

Life Dates 1902 - 1972

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Native American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Hopi

Medium Watercolor

Dimensions Image: 8 × 20 inches (20.3 × 50.8 cm) Sheet: 14 1/4 × 22 1/4 inches (36.2 × 56.5 cm)

Classification Drawings

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of Miss Amelia Elizabeth White

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 37.205

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