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Title

Oka and Walmacho

Artist

Victor Higgins

Physical Description

In this painting, done in broad brush strokes, the figures of two women fill the composition. One is seated in profile view and the other, standing behind her, gazes out into the distance. The forms of their bodies are set againist a plain white wall creating a strong outline, especially around the area of their hair and faces. There is also a strong color contrast between the dark black shawl worn by the standing woman and light pink shawl of the seated one. There is an amulet made of bone and feathers hanging on the wall in the upper right corner of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1949

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1915

Accession Number

1931.13

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 13.30561

Primary Keywords

amulets

crucifix

feather

interiors

native american

seated

shawl

standing

women