Christmas/holiday ornament

Date created
circa 1990
Culture/People
Hopi [Shungopovi]
Artist/Maker
Anderson Koinva (A. Koinva), Hopi [Shungopovi]
Donor
Irene Hirano Inouye (Mrs. Daniel K. Inouye), Non-Indian, 1948-2020
Previous owner
Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Non-Indian, 1924-2012
Previous seller
Dawa's Arts & Crafts (Dawa's Honani Crafts)
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012, D-Hawaii) and probably received as a gift in recognition of his service to American Indians as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (1987-1995 and 2001-2003); donated to NMAI by Senator Inouye's widow Irene Hirano Inouye (1948-2020) in 2013.
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Place
Songoopavi (Shongopovi), Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA (inferred)
See related items
Hopi [Shungopovi]
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/9108
Barcode
269108.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Christmas/holiday ornament
Media/Materials
Wood, paint, twine/string
Techniques
Cut, carved, painted, tied
Dimensions
11.9 x 4.4 x 0.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67712bc88-3811-44df-962f-49937b279ef2
Record ID
NMAI_408011