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