Snake Dancer

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Date created: 1956

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Zuni Shop

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from The Zuni Shop (Gallup, New Mexico) in 1956; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Arizona; USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5619
Barcode: 255619.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Snake Dancer
Object Name: Figural group
Media/Materials: Cottonwood, feather/feathers, wool yarn, hide, cotton cloth, paint, commercially tanned leather
Techniques: Carved, painted, wrapped
Dimensions: 17.7 x 14 x 23.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6075ff0a4-2bef-4efa-b1cb-bf5688d6c541

Record ID: NMAI_271484