Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth/H. R. Voth), Non-Indian, 1855-1931 Search this
Previous owner:
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893- Search this
John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963 Search this
Object Name:
Mask (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Hide, hair, paint
Techniques:
Painted
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Orayvi (Oraibi), Third 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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