Culture/People:

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Herbert Davis, Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this

Object Name:

Gila monster figure

Media/Materials:

Serpentine, turquoise

Techniques:

Carved, incised, inlaid

Dimensions:

8.7 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Navajo Reservation; Arizona, New Mexico; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1985

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1985; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

25/6109

Barcode:

256109.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b1df27ef-a15c-4297-ba52-582a770406ab

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_271981