Buffalo Singer

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Date created: 1985

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: William B. Franklin (W.B. Franklin/William Begay Franklin), Diné (Navajo), b. 1947
Previous owner: Thelma J. Webster (Mrs. Gerald B. Webster), Non-Indian; Dr. Gerald B. Webster (Jerry Webster), Non-Indian, 1939-2004
Donor: Dr. Gerald B. Webster (Jerry Webster), Non-Indian, 1939-2004; Thelma J. Webster (Mrs. Gerald B. Webster), Non-Indian
Previous seller: Gila River Arts and Crafts Center
Honoree: Dr. Gerald B. Webster (Jerry Webster), Non-Indian, 1939-2004

Collection History: Purchased by Dr. Gerald B. Webster (1939-2004) and Thelma J. Webster at the Gila River Arts and Crafts Center (Sacaton, Arizona); donated to NMAI by Thelma J. Webster in 2007 in honor of her husband Dr. Jerry B. Webster.
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Place: Flagstaff; Coconino County; Arizona; USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/6480
Barcode: 266480.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Buffalo Singer
Object Name: Painting
Media/Materials: Paper, watercolor, ink
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 23.6 x 22.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e637ce63-6ef3-4619-9bdf-189d1133a809

Record ID: NMAI_387390