Shalako kachina

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Date created: circa 1880

Culture/People: A:shiwi (Zuni)
Donor: Emily Fisher Landau (Mrs. Sheldon Landau), Non-Indian; Sheldon Landau, Non-Indian, 1924-2009
Previous owner: Sheldon Landau, Non-Indian, 1924-2009; Emily Fisher Landau (Mrs. Sheldon Landau), Non-Indian
Previous Seller: Christopher Selser, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by Sheldon Landau (1924-2009) and Emily Fisher Landau from Christopher Selser (an Indian art dealer in Santa Fe, New Mexico) in 1995; donated to NMAI by Sheldon Landau and Emily Fisher Landau in 2006.
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Place: Zuni Reservation; McKinley County, Cibola County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)

See related items: A:shiwi (Zuni); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/5668
Barcode: 265668.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Shalako kachina
Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Pine, pigment/pigments, cotton cloth, turkey feather/feathers, crow feather/feathers, grouse feather/feathers, feather/feathers, horsehair, wool yarn
Techniques: Carved, sewn, painted
Dimensions: 51.0 x 18.0 x 10.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6332d5ac3-6fef-4fb2-8535-d5d4d0393089

Record ID: NMAI_281895