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Culture/People:
probably Hopi Pueblo (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Elsie W. Latham (Mrs. Wesley E. Latham), Non-Indian, 1905-1990  Search this
Wesley E. Latham, Non-Indian, 1905-1974  Search this
Donor:
Elsie W. Latham (Mrs. Wesley E. Latham), Non-Indian, 1905-1990  Search this
Title:
Guard kachina
Object Name:
Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials:
Wood, twine/string, wool yarn
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
11.3 x 5.5 x 4 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
Date created:
1930-1940
Collection History:
Purchased by Elsie W. Latham (1905-1990) and her husband Wesley E. Latham (1905-1974) from an unknown source in the early 1960s; bequeathed to NMAI by Elsie W. Latham.
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Catalog Number:
25/3261
Barcode:
253261.000
See related items:
Hopi Pueblo
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a2d4637c-fff5-4f8d-a374-7f33fd0d2e67
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_268785