Tasaf (Navajo) kachina

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Date created: 1960-1963

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Previous owner: Elsie W. Latham (Mrs. Wesley E. Latham), Non-Indian, 1905-1990; Wesley E. Latham, Non-Indian, 1905-1974
Donor: Elsie W. Latham (Mrs. Wesley E. Latham), Non-Indian, 1905-1990

Collection History: Purchased by Elsie W. Latham (1905-1990) and her husband Wesley E. Latham (1905-1974) from an unknown source in the early 1960s; bequeathed to NMAI by Elsie W. Latham.
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Place: Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

See related items: Hopi Pueblo; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/3256
Barcode: 253256.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Tasaf (Navajo) kachina
Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Wood, twine/string, feather/feathers
Techniques: Carved, painted, tied
Dimensions: 32 x 11 x 16 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws627189afb-e6fc-4cff-9919-bccbba1d3c94

Record ID: NMAI_268779