Hummingbird kachina

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Date created: circa 1995

Culture/People: Hopi-Tewa
Artist/Maker: Emmett Torivio, Hopi-Tewa/Acoma Pueblo
Collector: Frances T. Smith (Frances Tabb Smith), Non-Indian, 1952-1999
Previous owner: Frances T. Smith (Frances Tabb Smith), Non-Indian, 1952-1999; Julia T. Smith (Julia Tucker Smith/Mrs. Bertram T. Smith), Non-Indian, 1919-2007
Donor: Julia T. Smith (Julia Tucker Smith/Mrs. Bertram T. Smith), Non-Indian, 1919-2007
Honoree: Frances T. Smith (Frances Tabb Smith), Non-Indian, 1952-1999

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Frances Tabb Smith (1952-1999); inherited by her mother, Julia Tucker Smith (Mrs. Bertram T. Smith, 1919-2007); donated to NMAI by Julia T. Smith in 2001 in memory of Frances T. Smith.
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Place: First Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7300
Barcode: 257300.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Hummingbird kachina
Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Cottonwood
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 5.2 x 16.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e70e5ac1-9c3f-4c41-9694-bcd95d239b45

Record ID: NMAI_273204