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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Previous owner:
Devah, Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982  Search this
Donor:
Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian  Search this
Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013  Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, silver button/buttons
Techniques:
Sewn
Dimensions:
25 x 9 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Place:
Arizona, New Mexico; USA
Collection History:
Given to Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) by a Navajo friend named Deyah on the Mohawk Trail in Charlemont, Massachusetts, in 1964; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Catalog Number:
25/1540
Barcode:
251540.000
See related items:
Diné (Navajo)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f0289f03-f549-4180-9a50-e2619f372b72
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_267392