Butterfly Maiden kachina

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Date created: 1985-1995

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker: Raleigh Namoki, Jr., Hopi Pueblo, b. ca. 1969
Collector: Frances T. Smith (Frances Tabb Smith), Non-Indian, 1952-1999
Previous owner: Frances T. Smith (Frances Tabb Smith), Non-Indian, 1952-1999; Julia T. Smith (Julia Tucker Smith/Mrs. Bertram T. Smith), Non-Indian, 1919-2007
Donor: Julia T. Smith (Julia Tucker Smith/Mrs. Bertram T. Smith), Non-Indian, 1919-2007
Honoree: Frances T. Smith (Frances Tabb Smith), Non-Indian, 1952-1999

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Frances Tabb Smith (1952-1999); inherited by her mother, Julia Tucker Smith (Mrs. Bertram T. Smith, 1919-2007); donated to NMAI by Julia T. Smith in 2001 in memory of Frances T. Smith.
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Place: Hopi Reservation; Navajo County, Coconino County; Arizona; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7316
Barcode: 257316.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Butterfly Maiden kachina
Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Cottonwood
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 5.5 x 16.9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61088c8cc-3ad4-4c07-844b-e4cb7728c72b

Record ID: NMAI_273220