Tukwunanu kachina

Culture/People
Hopi Pueblo
Collector
Frederick W. Volz (Frederick William Volz), Non-Indian, 1856-1913
Previous owner
Frederick W. Volz (Frederick William Volz), Non-Indian, 1856-1913
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Collection History
Collected by Frederick W. Volz (1856-1913, a trading post owner at Canyon Diablo and Oraibi, Arizona) at an unknown date; purchased by the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company in 1919.
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Place
Orayvi (Oraibi), Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
See related items
Hopi Pueblo
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
9/983
Barcode
090983.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Tukwunanu kachina
Object Name
Kachina/Katsina (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Wood, cotton cloth, paint, feather/feathers
Techniques
Carved, painted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws660514163-54d0-41f6-b464-78d912fe8114
Record ID
NMAI_98016