Otis Polelonema (Otis Poleonema), Hopi Pueblo, 1902-1981 Search this
Previous owner:
Charles De Young Elkus, Non-Indian, 1881-1963 Search this
Ruth Elkus (Mrs. Charles de Young Elkus), Non-Indian, 1884-1972 Search this
Donor:
Charles De Young Elkus, Non-Indian, 1881-1963 Search this
Ruth Elkus (Mrs. Charles de Young Elkus), Non-Indian, 1884-1972 Search this
Title:
Kisa Kachina
Object Name:
Painting
Media/Materials:
Paperboard, gouache/opaque watercolors
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
21.9 x 31.8 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Songoopavi (Shongopovi), Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1936
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection of San Francisco attorney Charles De Young Elkus (1881-1963) and his wife Ruth Elkus (1884-1972), who both collected Indian art and fought for Indian rights and Bureau of Indian Affairs reform; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Elkus in 1961.
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