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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Hopi-Tewa (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963  Search this
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-  Search this
Collector:
Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth/H. R. Voth), Non-Indian, 1855-1931  Search this
Object Name:
Ornament (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, paint, feather/feathers, horsehair
Techniques:
Cut, painted
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Hanoki (Hano, Tewa), First Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
Collection History:
Collected by Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth, 1855-1931, a Mennonite missionary and ethnographer) for the Field Museum of Natural History in 1898; acquired from the Field Museum at an unknown date by John Louw Nelson (1895-1963, a musical performer and amateur ethnologist); acquired by MAI in 1934 through an exchange with John Louw Nelson.
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Catalog Number:
18/6054
Barcode:
186054.000
See related items:
Hopi-Tewa
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6519127fe-13a4-4587-8c59-3367342a5bc0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_198952