Kokopelli (Hump-Backed Flute Player)

Date created
1965
Culture/People
Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker
Willard Sakiestewa, Sr., Hopi Pueblo
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)
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
Orayvi (Oraibi), Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
See related items
Hopi Pueblo
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/953
Barcode
260953.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Kokopelli (Hump-Backed Flute Player)
Object Name
Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials
Cottonwood, yarn, feather/feathers, cotton twine/string, paint, glue
Techniques
Carved, painted, tied, glued
Dimensions
11.0 x 10.5 x 32.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60dabc49b-98cb-43b6-b5b3-67a594d61109
Record ID
NMAI_276740