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Eagle Perched on Rock with Crosses
n.d.20th century
12 1/2 in. x 4 in. x 5 in. (31.75 cm x 10.16 cm x 12.7 cm)
Robert Shorty, Indigenous American: Tiwa, b. 1944
Object Type:
cross
Medium and Support:
Carved sandstone, shells
Credit Line:
Bequest of Bill Bomar known as the Jewel Nail Bomar and William P. Bomar Jr. Collection
Accession Number:
BC.1992.268
Object Description
Sculpture made of sandstone and seashells. Three crosses of same material at bottom of piece. The top of the piece is a carved eagle. The symbol of St. John the Evangelist for "the eagle flieth higher than any bird and thrust his gaze into the rays of the sun."
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