Koyemsi (Mud Head) and Water Serpent kachina

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Date created: 1982

Culture/People: Hopi-Tewa
Artist/Maker: Tom Collateta, Sr., Hopi-Tewa
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1982; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Hopi Reservation; Navajo County, Coconino County; Arizona; USA (inferred)

See related items: Hopi-Tewa; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5584
Barcode: 255584.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Koyemsi (Mud Head) and Water Serpent kachina
Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Cottonwood, feather/feathers, pottery, cotton cloth, commercially tanned leather, button/buttons, pottery sherd/sherds, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 30.5 x 15.8 x 30.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws662f10430-f824-4c7a-a6d5-efcf2387080e

Record ID: NMAI_271449