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Culture/People:
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Robert D. Shorty, Diné (Navajo), b. 1944  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Museum of New Mexico Museum Shop  Search this
Title:
The Philosopher
Object Name:
Sculpture
Media/Materials:
Walnut wood, stone, paint
Techniques:
Carved, inlaid, painted
Dimensions:
9.2 x 22 x 35 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Fort Defiance, Navajo Reservation; Apache County; Arizona; USA
Date created:
1982
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Museum of New Mexico Museum Shop (Santa Fe, New Mexico) in 1982; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Catalog Number:
25/7086
Barcode:
257086.000
See related items:
Diné (Navajo)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63f04edde-47ca-4d43-b040-f7bcfaad8623
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272971