Culture/People:

Hopi-Tewa  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Nampeyo (Num-pa-yu [Snake Girl]/Iris Nampeyo), Hopi-Tewa, 1859-1942  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

Object Name:

Jar

Media/Materials:

Pottery, paint

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built, painted

Dimensions:

34 x 17.5 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Hanoki (Hano, Tewa), First Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

Date created:

1910-1920

Collection History:

Collected by John Louw Nelson (1895-1963, a musical performer and amateur ethnologist), probably between 1929 and 1935; acquired by MAI through an exchange with John Louw Nelson in 1935.

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Catalog Number:

18/7533

Barcode:

187533.000

See related items:

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws623c961b4-65b8-4ae7-9f65-13023ff118cc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_200551