Kachina/Katsina

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
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; Alan Kessler Gallery; Austin F. Ladd (Austin Frye Ladd), Non-Indian, 1899-1966
Possible collector: Marion L. Woodard (M. L. Woodard), Non-Indian, 1902-1967; Berton I. Staples, Non-Indian, 1873-1938

Collection History: Collected by Indian traders Berton I. Staples (1873-1938) or Marion L. Woodard (1902-1967) at an unknown date; in the possession of Indian trader Austin F. Ladd (1899-1966) by 1941; purchased by Sheldon Landau (1924-2009) and Emily Fisher Landau from the Alan Kessler Gallery (Santa Fe, New Mexico) in 1999; donated to NMAI by Sheldon Landau and Emily Fisher Landau in 2006.
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Place: Northeastern Arizona; Arizona; USA

See related items: Hopi Pueblo; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/5670
Barcode: 265670.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Cottonwood, pine, fur, paint, sinew, twine/string, horsehair, crow feather/feathers
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 33 x 13.5 x 8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fd34b175-811d-415d-a3f1-cf48f9583846

Record ID: NMAI_281897