Tasaf (Navajo) kachina

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker: Wilber Se, Hopi Pueblo
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 1965; 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 Pueblo; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5651
Barcode: 255651.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Tasaf (Navajo) kachina
Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Cottonwood, feather/feathers, yarn
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 6 x 8 x 18.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws616bff05a-6d42-46a0-9059-d539a14a043b

Record ID: NMAI_271516