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Culture/People:
Hopi Pueblo  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Al Qöyawayma, Hopi Pueblo, b. 1938  Search this
Previous owner:
Commander John B. Herrington (John Bennett Herrington), Chickasaw Nation, b. 1958  Search this
Donor:
Commander John B. Herrington (John Bennett Herrington), Chickasaw Nation, b. 1958  Search this
Al Qöyawayma, Hopi Pueblo, b. 1938  Search this
Object Name:
Miniature Sikyatki-style seed jar with corn motif; inscribed "Bless and honor John Herrington, CDR & Crew STS-113"
Media/Materials:
Kaolin clay
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, burnished, modeled
Dimensions:
3 x 7 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Prescott; Yavapai County; Arizona; USA
Date created:
2002
Collection History:
Created to be carried by Commander John Bennett Herrington (Chickasaw Nation, b. 1958, US Navy, and the first astronaut enrolled in an American Indian tribe) aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor between November 23 and December 7, 2002 (mission STS-113 to the International Space Station); donated to NMAI in 2003 by the artist and Commander Herrington.
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Catalog Number:
26/605
Barcode:
260605.000
See related items:
Hopi Pueblo
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Outside Roanoke Museum Store, Space Case
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws601a35556-e18c-4165-9419-2e0ddddb0eb2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_276772