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:

Spoon

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Food/Beverage Serving

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:

8/5635

Barcode:

085635.000

See related items:

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Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a2227878-050a-4819-ba01-d48d1438a8d2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_92226