Stephen Mopope (aka Qued Koi)

Native American
(1898–1974)

The Eagle Tail Dancer
circa 1925

Gouache on board
16 x 12.5 x 1.75 in.
Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
2002.44

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This object has the following keywords:

• blue
• feathers - The component structures of the outer covering and flight surfaces of all modern birds and some dinosaurs, apparently having evolved from the scales of reptilian ancestors. The many different types of feathers are variously specialized for insulation, flight, formation of body contours, display, and sensory reception. The typical feather consists of a central shaft (rachis), with serial paired branches (barbs) forming a flattened, usually curved surface (the vane). The barbs possess further branches, the barbules.
• figure
• green
• male
• man
• Native American
• red
• yellow

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Anthropology 3110: North American Indian Cultures , 9/15/2015 - 7/8/2016
• HIST 6620 Seminar in Native American Studies , 3/28/2022 - 8/29/2022