Beaver figure

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Date created: 1964-1965

Culture/People: K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)
Artist/Maker: Margaret Gutierrez, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo), b. 1936 and Luther Gutierrez, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo), 1911-1987
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Balcomb's Art Gallery

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Balcomb's Art Gallery (Gallup, New Mexico) 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: Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA

See related items: K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo); Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/9922
Barcode: 259922.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Beaver figure
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Modeled, painted
Dimensions: 12.4 x 5.6 x 6.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6879ba89f-15e2-4d91-8d81-99d643c608ba

Record ID: NMAI_276011