Thank you Alejandra and everyone at the Weisman Art Museum🙏🏽🙌🏽🔃 • weismanartmuseum Last week, WAM unveiled our newest acquisition, spearheaded by ladelweisman. The imposing 32” x 24” x 23” glazed raku ceramic bust made by Pueblo artist Virgil Ortiz depicts “Tahu: Leader of the Blind Archers”. This incredible sculpture is one of Ortiz’s most magnificent expressions of the symbol of female empowerment in his saga: Tahu. Tahu, a leading character in Ortiz’s Pueblo Revolt 1680/2180 saga, reflects pueblo women’s strength, wisdom, and resilience. A young Tahu is challenged to an archery contest against a Castilian fighter. Unaware of Tahu’s extraordinary archery skills, she defeats him. Enraged by the defeat, the Castilian troops retaliate and viciously blind Tahu and all the young girls in the pueblo, using heated swords to pierce their eyes. Unwilling to accept this unjust punishment, Tahu hones her skills with a bow and arrow and recruites an army of blind archers. They relentless...