Culture/People:

Hopi Pueblo  Search this

Collector:

John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963  Search this

Previous owner:

John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963  Search this

Seller:

John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963  Search this

Title:

Hohomana kachina

Object Name:

Kachina/Katsina (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Wood, feather/feathers, paint

Techniques:

Carved, painted

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Arizona; USA

Collection History:

Collected by John Louw Nelson (1895-1963, a musical performer and amateur ethnologist), probably in the late 1920s; purchased by MAI from John Louw Nelson in 1931.

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Catalog Number:

18/847

Barcode:

180847.000

See related items:

Hopi Pueblo

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e8630a28-6d12-48e6-8bc9-cc6e1ac07cf3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_193623