"Little Drummer Boy Resting"
by Vincent Kaydahzinne, Mescalero Apache
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Vincent Kaydahzinne
Description: Alabaster stone sculpture. Hand-carved with power tools and sand paper. Material is New Mexico white and pink alabaster.
About this Award: Awarded for carving that adheres most to cultural content, other than a Kastina doll.
Jurors'
Comments:
Ruby Panana: (previous comments when this piece was a candidate for another award) You can feel that the little boy has been playing all day and he's tired: he just want's to lay down and go to sleep. It just looks real. (Additional comments) Like I said before, it's just real-looking. The drummer boy gets tired from singing all day and he just takes his blanket and curls up next to the singers.
Jake Livingston: It tells a story. And the alabaster carving: starting with a solid block of alabaster and then the story comes out. It's well made.
Kent McManus: (about the Runner-Up "Man, Maze of Life, Woman in Front of Saguaro") It's really nice to see some of this type of Tohono O'odham folk art work coming back. You rarely see work of this type now.