Butterfly Maiden kachina

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Date created: 1990-1992

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker: attributed to Chester Poleyestewa, Hopi Pueblo
Previous seller: Ortega's Indian Arts & Crafts
Previous owner: David Williams Yeaman (David W. Yeaman), Non-Indian, 1950-1997
Donor: John P. Yeaman (John Pannill Yeaman), Non-Indian, 1944-2015; Alice Banks Yeaman, Non-Indian

Collection History: Purchased by David Williams Yeaman (1950-1997) from Ortega's Indian Arts & Crafts (Albuquerque, New Mexico) in 1992; donated to NMAI in 2000 by David Williams Yeaman's siblings, Alice Banks Yeaman and John Pannill Yeaman (1944-2015).
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Place: Hopi Reservation; Navajo County, Coconino County; Arizona; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5121
Barcode: 255121.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Butterfly Maiden kachina
Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Wood, paint, feather/feathers
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 54.5 x 48 x 13.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eecd09a4-0582-4a60-bf2b-a943e2490785

Record ID: NMAI_270979