Paiakyamu kachina
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- Culture/People
- Hopi Pueblo
- Collector
- John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
- Previous owner
- John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
- Seller
- John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
- Collection History
- Collected by John Louw Nelson (1895-1963, a musical performer and amateur ethnologist), probably in the late 1920s; purchased by MAI from John Louw Nelson in 1931.
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- Place
- Arizona; USA
- See related items
- Hopi Pueblo
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 18/848
- Barcode
- 180848.000
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
- Title
- Paiakyamu kachina
- Object Name
- Kachina/Katsina (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood, vegetal fiber, paint
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_193624