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Culture/People:
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928  Search this
Previous owner:
Kyusita (Cayusetsa/Mrs. Milam/Mrs. Malani), A:shiwi (Zuni), ca. 1896-1977  Search this
Collector:
Frederick Webb Hodge (F.W. Hodge), Non-Indian, 1864-1956  Search this
Expedition:
Hendricks-Hodge Hawikku Expedition (1917-1923)  Search this
Object Name:
Clay-mixing palette/work surface
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Ground
Object Type:
Pottery making tools
Place:
Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA
Collection History:
Collected from Zuni potter Kyusita (Cayusetsa, ca. 1896-1977) by anthropologist Frederick Webb Hodge (1864-1956, MAI staff member) as part of a 1918 pottery-making demonstration; MAI staff member George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924) also photographed Kyusita during the demonstration, which took place during the Hendricks-Hodge Hawikku Expedition, which was led by Hodge and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Catalog Number:
8/5613
Barcode:
085613.000
See related items:
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Pottery making tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625f77024-fad1-4785-9521-f3560f77af1c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_92204