Ewtoto, Hopi Tithu

Date created
1880-1900
Culture/People
Hopi Pueblo
Collector
Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth/H. R. Voth), Non-Indian, 1855-1931
Previous owner
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-
John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
Collection History
Collected by Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth, 1855-1931, a Mennonite missionary and ethnographer) for the Field Museum of Natural History in 1898; acquired from the Field Museum at an unknown date by John Louw Nelson (1895-1963, a musical performer and amateur ethnologist); acquired by MAI in 1934 through an exchange with John Louw Nelson.
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Place
Orayvi (Oraibi), Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
See related items
Hopi Pueblo
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/6229
Barcode
186229.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Ewtoto, Hopi Tithu
Object Name
Kachina/Katsina (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Cottonwood, paint, feather/feathers, cornhusk, cotton cloth, twine/string, metal nails
Techniques
Carved, painted
Dimensions
30.5 x 10.2 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65a08c825-2833-44fd-aa20-9fc0f655d92e
Record ID
NMAI_199133