Rainbow Girl and Plant

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Date created: 1980

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: David Lee, Diné (Navajo)
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 1980; 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: New Mexico; USA (inferred)

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/2197
Barcode: 262197.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Rainbow Girl and Plant
Object Name: Sandpainting
Media/Materials: Particle board, sand, dye/dyes, glue
Techniques: Dyed, glued
Dimensions: 33 x 33 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a1ab2ae8-c9a9-4221-a892-a72f1cc17010

Record ID: NMAI_278305