Bowl with kachina design

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Hopi-Tewa
Artist/Maker: Nampeyo (Num-pa-yu [Snake Girl]/Iris Nampeyo), Hopi-Tewa, 1859-1942
Collector: Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930
Previous owner: Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930
Donor: Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930

Collection History: Collected by Charles F. Nesler (1864-1930), probably between 1897 and 1904 when he worked as an inspector with the US Indian Service; donated to MAI by Charles Nesler in 1921.
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Place: Hanoki (Hano, Tewa), First Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

See related items: Hopi-Tewa; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/5536
Barcode: 105536.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Bowl with kachina design
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ad7e0243-9a81-4f87-8848-14127b4443a7

Record ID: NMAI_113867