Dawa (Sun) kachina

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Date created: 1966-1967

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker: attributed to Storey Huma, Jr., Hopi Pueblo, b. 1922
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Hopi Arts and Crafts & Silvercraft Cooperative Guild

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Hopi Arts and Crafts & Silvercraft Cooperative Guild (Second Mesa, Arizona) in 1967; 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: 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: 25/5576
Barcode: 255576.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Dawa (Sun) kachina
Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Cottonwood, feather/feathers, yarn, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 14.1 x 17.4 x 36.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66452d6be-64da-44a9-b4bb-664912124e16

Record ID: NMAI_271441