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Photo: Scott Leen
If they ask...Tellem, Mali, Mesa Verde or Bandiagaran-Annasazian Interstellar Spirit Vessel (presently uninhabited)
Photo: Scott Leen

If they ask...Tellem, Mali, Mesa Verde or Bandiagaran-Annasazian Interstellar Spirit Vessel (presently uninhabited)

Date2021
Maker Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes American, born 1977
Object number2025.11
ProvenanceThe artist, 2021 - 2025; [Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Seattle, Washington, 2025]; purchaed through Koplin Del Rio Gallery by the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2025
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Museum of History and Industry, Celebrating Pacific Northwest Artists: 25 Years of the Neddy Awards, Curated by Negarra A. Kudumu, July 4, 2023 - September 5, 2024. Seattle, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes | Arįa of the Bot and the Beholder, September 14 - October 26, 2024.
Credit LineModern Art Acquisition Fund
Dimensions34 × 14 × 21 in. (86.4 × 35.6 × 53.3 cm)
MediumMixed media
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