Pottery Designs

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Date created: circa 1930

Culture/People: A:shiwi (Zuni)
Previous owner: Charles De Young Elkus, Non-Indian, 1881-1963; Ruth Elkus (Mrs. Charles de Young Elkus), Non-Indian, 1884-1972
Donor: Charles De Young Elkus, Non-Indian, 1881-1963; Ruth Elkus (Mrs. Charles de Young Elkus), Non-Indian, 1884-1972

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of San Francisco attorney Charles De Young Elkus (1881-1963) and his wife Ruth Elkus (1884-1972), who both collected Indian art and fought for Indian rights and Bureau of Indian Affairs reform; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Elkus in 1961.
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Place: Santa Fe Indian School; Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA

See related items: A:shiwi (Zuni); Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/1273
Barcode: 231273.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Pottery Designs
Object Name: Painting
Media/Materials: Paper, watercolor, ink
Techniques: Drawn, painted
Dimensions: 15.4 x 22.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws680e36530-bfb2-4189-8310-6cf3b52eb8ea

Record ID: NMAI_246006