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Jar

Culture/People:
Acoma Pueblo  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Sarah Garcia (Sara Garcia), Acoma Pueblo/Laguna Pueblo, b. 1928  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:
Jar
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, painted
Dimensions:
20.2 x 17 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Acomita, Acoma Reservation; Cibola County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1966
Catalog Number:
25/5251
Barcode:
255251.000
See related items:
Acoma Pueblo
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b52449cc-bbdf-46dd-860f-f4afe60f7041
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271116
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Female doll

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Ethel Washington (Napatuktoo/Agnauglugaq/Agnakluwak), Iñupiaq, 1889-1967  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:
Female doll
Media/Materials:
Squirrel skin/fur (Ground squirrel), wool cloth, antler, birchbark, wood, caribou hide/skin, hair, paint
Techniques:
Carved, sewn, stitched, painted
Dimensions:
26.5 x 14 x 6.5 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Place:
Kotzebue; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1964
Catalog Number:
25/5301
Barcode:
255301.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63f9475a1-4e4e-462d-b315-27887a42c664
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271166
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Burden basket/Pack basket

Culture/People:
Mohawk [Akwesasne]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Jake Arquette (Zock Arquette), Mohawk [Akwesasne], 1905-1980  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:
Burden basket/Pack basket
Media/Materials:
Black ash/brown ash splints, wood, fabric webbing, metal buckle, metal rivets
Techniques:
Wicker-plaited, carved, riveted
Dimensions:
27 x 40 x 51.5 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Akwesasne Reservation (Saint Regis Reservation); Franklin County, Saint Lawrence County; New York; USA
Date created:
1978
Catalog Number:
25/5376
Barcode:
255376.000
See related items:
Mohawk [Akwesasne]
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6710f6ee7-b733-4032-a20a-cd07aa082d0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271241
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Talavai (Early Morning) kachina

Culture/People:
Hopi Pueblo  Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Title:
Talavai (Early Morning) kachina
Object Name:
Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials:
Cottonwood, feather/feathers, wool yarn, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
6.5 x 11 x 23.5 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Arizona; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1976
Catalog Number:
25/5645
Barcode:
255645.000
See related items:
Hopi Pueblo
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6472148c0-656a-4993-be80-e07b7c20be3a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271510
Online Media:

Chowilawu (Terrific Power) kachina

Culture/People:
Hopi-Tewa  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Finkle Sahmie, Hopi-Tewa  Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Title:
Chowilawu (Terrific Power) kachina
Object Name:
Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials:
Cottonwood, feather/feathers, twine/string, commercially tanned leather
Techniques:
Carved, painted, sewn
Dimensions:
11.9 x 14.8 x 26.9 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
First Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
Date created:
1982
Catalog Number:
25/5653
Barcode:
255653.000
See related items:
Hopi-Tewa
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6be770317-80df-4f32-880a-ad77447e8673
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271518
Online Media:

Mask

Culture/People:
Non-Indian  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Bill Neidinger (Frederick W. Neidinger/Frederick Wilhelm Neidinger), Non-Indian, 1917-2001  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:
Mask
Media/Materials:
Cedar, imitation hair, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
10.5 x 23 x 22.5 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Place:
Jamestown; Clallam County; Washington; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1977-1978
Catalog Number:
25/5675
Barcode:
255675.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Masks and Masking
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f547a1fe-cb73-4c8b-9988-4129dba73781
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271541
Online Media:

Seed jar

Culture/People:
Acoma Pueblo  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Emma Lewis-Mitchell (Emma Lewis), Acoma Pueblo, b. 1931  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:
Seed jar
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
Dimensions:
11.5 x 11 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Acoma Pueblo, Acoma Reservation; Cibola County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1979
Catalog Number:
25/5824
Barcode:
255824.000
See related items:
Acoma Pueblo
Containers and Vessels
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fff41c91-7f1c-4621-95a3-5c38b3f780d3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271690
Online Media:

Rug

Culture/People:
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Annie Tracey Shirley, Diné (Navajo), 1920-2008  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:
Rug
Media/Materials:
Wool yarn
Techniques:
Woven
Dimensions:
137.3 x 84.5 x 0.6 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Nazlini, Navajo Reservation; Apache County; Arizona; USA
Date created:
1970
Catalog Number:
25/6007
Barcode:
256007.000
See related items:
Diné (Navajo)
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66cc7022a-1ae1-42ca-87e3-c6c3a509c7fe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_271879
Online Media:

Bracelet

Culture/People:
A:shiwi (Zuni)  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:
Bracelet
Media/Materials:
Silver, turquoise
Techniques:
Cast, channel inlay
Dimensions:
5 x 7.2 x 1.6 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1963
Catalog Number:
25/6210
Barcode:
256210.000
See related items:
A:shiwi (Zuni)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws617f2ecc9-59cb-406b-82d6-27a9e0767756
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272088
Online Media:

Miniature pot/vessel

Culture/People:
K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Dolores Curran, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)/Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo), b. 1954  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:
Miniature pot/vessel
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, burnished, painted
Dimensions:
3.8 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo), San Juan Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1988
Catalog Number:
25/6432
Barcode:
256432.000
See related items:
K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6df800432-361f-40e6-b898-720c7cb78792
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272315
Online Media:

Figure

Culture/People:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]  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:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Walrus Ivory, paint
Techniques:
Carved, incised, painted, polished
Dimensions:
6.4 x 4.1 x 3.9 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Diomede Islands; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name:
Diomede Islands
Date created:
1963
Catalog Number:
25/6515
Barcode:
256515.000
See related items:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws658a1f9da-3f14-44b8-93d7-fc847996c511
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272398
Online Media:

Bracelet

Culture/People:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]  Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Object Name:
Bracelet
Media/Materials:
Ivory, baleen, ink
Techniques:
Carved, drilled, painted, strung
Dimensions:
7.5 x 3.8 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Little Diomede Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name:
Little Diomede Island
Date created:
1968
Catalog Number:
25/6551
Barcode:
256551.000
See related items:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60fbcf5b5-109e-4a56-87b0-d7631c8915b6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272434
Online Media:

Letter opener

Culture/People:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Walter Iyahuk, Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]  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:
Letter opener
Media/Materials:
Walrus Ivory, baleen
Techniques:
Carved, inlaid, polished
Dimensions:
19.5 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Little Diomede Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name:
Little Diomede Island
Date created:
1967
Catalog Number:
25/6684
Barcode:
256684.000
See related items:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60b470179-9531-4c01-b9d2-bd96d242920a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272567
Online Media:

Letter opener

Culture/People:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Walter Iyahuk, Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]  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:
Letter opener
Media/Materials:
Walrus Ivory, baleen
Techniques:
Carved, inlaid, polished
Dimensions:
24.2 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Little Diomede Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name:
Little Diomede Island
Date created:
1967
Catalog Number:
25/6685
Barcode:
256685.000
See related items:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eeafa603-8c6e-4b88-aaa8-5a145d9ea694
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272568
Online Media:

Letter Opener

Culture/People:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]  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:
Letter Opener
Media/Materials:
Walrus Ivory, ink
Techniques:
Carved, incised, painted
Dimensions:
14.2 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1969
Catalog Number:
25/6709
Barcode:
256709.000
See related items:
Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cf02c9a8-feb1-4caa-82b6-0b86a9c70da9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272592
Online Media:

Necklace

Culture/People:
Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Joe Cate, Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo), 1944-2007  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:
Necklace
Media/Materials:
Shell/shells, silver, metal cones
Techniques:
Drilled, ground, hammered, strung
Dimensions:
51.3 x 0.8 x 0.3 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Santo Domingo Reservation; Sandoval County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1964
Catalog Number:
25/7437
Barcode:
257437.000
See related items:
Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63d41889f-610a-48f3-9bc5-d7d93b38bf32
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_273344
Online Media:

Fetish necklace

Culture/People:
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Dinah Gasper, A:shiwi (Zuni), b. 1945  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:
Fetish necklace
Media/Materials:
Shell/shells, turquoise, coral, catlinite/pipestone, amber, shell beads
Techniques:
Ground, drilled, carved, strung
Dimensions:
58.5 x 5.7 x 0.7 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1983
Catalog Number:
25/7465
Barcode:
257465.000
See related items:
A:shiwi (Zuni)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws671c100d6-418f-4970-81f3-e72823e0d86d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_273372
Online Media:

Necklace

Culture/People:
probably Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo) (attributed)  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:
Necklace
Media/Materials:
Coral, shell/shells, silver
Techniques:
Ground, drilled, hammered, strung
Dimensions:
77 x 1.8 x 0.4 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Santo Domingo Reservation; Sandoval County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1971
Catalog Number:
25/7515
Barcode:
257515.000
See related items:
Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f9361ca4-06f4-449b-80a5-0364851690d0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_273426
Online Media:

Necklace

Culture/People:
Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Esther Rosetta (E. Rosetta), Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)  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:
Necklace
Media/Materials:
Turquoise, shell/shells, gold
Techniques:
Ground, drilled, hammered, strung
Dimensions:
71.8 x 3.2 x 0.9 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Santo Domingo Reservation; Sandoval County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1983
Catalog Number:
25/7517
Barcode:
257517.000
See related items:
Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64c864c92-2f5d-4af0-9fd0-306d3697bb4b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_273428
Online Media:

Fetish necklace

Culture/People:
Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Ken Garcia, Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)  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:
Fetish necklace
Media/Materials:
Coral, shell/shells, turquoise, shell beads, silver, metal jewelry findings
Techniques:
Ground, drilled, carved, strung
Dimensions:
69.5 x 9 x 1.5 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Santo Domingo Reservation; Sandoval County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1984
Catalog Number:
25/7559
Barcode:
257559.000
See related items:
Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a232090b-8ed7-41d0-a83c-6d92023eccda
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_273471
Online Media:

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