Apache Devil Dance
Datec. 1930
Artist
Helen Farr Sloan
(American painter, 1911–2005)
MediumLithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 8 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (22.5 × 30.2 cm)
sheet: 12 3/8 × 15 1/2 in. (31.4 × 39.4 cm)
sheet: 12 3/8 × 15 1/2 in. (31.4 × 39.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Helen Farr Sloan, 2015
Object number2015-33
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Label TextThe Devil Dance honors and summons the mountain spirits. The dancers, also called Crown Dancers, cover their faces and wear elaborate headdresses and bells on their clothing, and the dance is performed at night.