Bear Claws

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Date created: July 13, 1965

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker: Melvin Nuvayouma (Melvin Keith Nuvayouma), Hopi Pueblo, b. 1946
Seller: Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
Collector: Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
Previous owner: Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005

Collection History: Collected by Native art collector Byron Harvey III (1932-2005) as part of his Ritual in Pueblo Art project (1960-1966); purchased by MAI from Byron Harvey in 1966.
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Place: Songoopavi (Shongopovi), Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

See related items: Hopi Pueblo; Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/7481
Barcode: 237481.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Bear Claws
Object Name: Drawing
Media/Materials: Paper, ink
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 37.4 x 27.9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws694a08d7c-3ab6-4fda-b99c-0297a3299354

Record ID: NMAI_252751