Turtle storyteller figure

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Date created: 2000-2005

Culture/People: Mississippi Choctaw
Artist/Maker: Randy Chitto (Randall Chitto), Mississippi Choctaw, b. 1960
Previous owner: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Donor: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007), donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2005.
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Place: New Mexico; USA

See related items: Mississippi Choctaw; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/4441
Barcode: 264441.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Turtle storyteller figure
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, burnished, incised
Dimensions: 20 x 15 x 23.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63a05be6e-8a6d-4445-9556-57451428a4b5

Record ID: NMAI_280643