1978 Zuni Duane Dishta Acrylic Painting of Longhair Kachinas, Native American

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Original Early 1978 Zuni Native American Duane Dishta Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Framed, Signed.  This original Native American painting by the extraordinary artist, Duane Dishta, is in good condition, the frame has some finish loss & the linen inside of the frame has some light spots.  The painting is signed in the lower right corner: Duane Dishta 78.   This acrylic painting measures 20" x 24", the outside of the frame measures 26" x 30".  The painting shows two Longhair Kachinas, one is dancing with a gourd rattle in one hand, a bow in the other.  Another Longhair kachina is emerging from a kiva on a ladder.  The Southwest sky has lined clouds with a few birds flying by.  The painting is highly refined & the kachinas are very realistic.   Duane is one of the best & well known artist in Zuni. This early Duane Dishta painting will make an important addition to any Native American art collection. Don't miss out on it.  ***From a smoke free environment.***
***About the Artist: Duane Dishta (1946-2011) was born at Zuni Pueblo in northern New Mexico.  His father is Zuni & his mother is Zuni/Hopi.  Influenced by the paintings of Hopi artist, Raymond Naha & Neil David, Dishta's work reflects Zuni & Hopi life, particularly as it relates to ceremonies.  Dishta painted 139 figures to illustrate Barton Wright's book Kachinas of the Zuni.  His work was also featured in Zuni-The Art and the People, Vol. 2.  Due to the popularity of Native American jewelry during the 1970's, Dishta began creating the silver & turquoise jewelry to which his pueblo is so renowned.  He returned to painting full time in the 1980's.  His work has been exhibited at the Heard Museum, the Santa Fe Indian Market, the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial & the Southwest Museum at Los Angeles County Museum of Art West.
-The purpose of the Longhair Kachina is to provide rain. They arrive in the villages in groups, often accompanied by Yello or White Corn Maidens. They sing beautiful melodies carrying optimistic themes & messages encouraging living life to its fullest. In addition to raising spirits by way of song, Longhair Kachinas perform a dance that usually brings a pleasant rain to nourish the earth & help crops grow. Their long, flowing hair & beards are representative of the rain they inspire to fall. Eagle fluffs are worn to symbolize cloud bursts as the source of that rain. Their backs are often adorned with feathers to represent prayers for rain.
On Jul-02-21 at 12:59:01 PDT, seller added the following information:
I forgot to mention that the dancing Longhair kachina is wearing a turquoise necklace with jackla.  The necklace has 12 small pieces of actual turquoise stones adhered to the painting to make it even more realistic!  Shown in the last photo.