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Culture/People:
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
James C. Joe, Diné (Navajo), 1920-2000  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Denver Museum of Nature and Science Museum Shop (Denver Museum of Natural History Museum Shop)  Search this
Title:
Rainbow People
Object Name:
Sandpainting
Media/Materials:
Particle board, sand, pigment/pigments, glue
Techniques:
Glued
Dimensions:
40.0 x 45.7 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Shiprock, Navajo Reservation; San Juan County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1967
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Denver Museum of Natural History museum shop (Denver, Colorado) in 1967; 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:
26/2046
Barcode:
262046.000
See related items:
Diné (Navajo)
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6637df156-bb00-4761-b1c9-9f17de415da8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_278153