Navajo Maiden kachina

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Date created: 1960-1963

Culture/People: Taos Pueblo
Artist/Maker: Tony Reyna, Taos Pueblo, 1916-2016
Previous owner: Elsie W. Latham (Mrs. Wesley E. Latham), Non-Indian, 1905-1990; Wesley E. Latham, Non-Indian, 1905-1974
Donor: Elsie W. Latham (Mrs. Wesley E. Latham), Non-Indian, 1905-1990

Collection History: Purchased by Elsie W. Latham (1905-1990) and her husband Wesley E. Latham (1905-1974) from an unknown source in the early 1960s; bequeathed to NMAI by Elsie W. Latham.
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Place: Taos Pueblo, Taos Reservation; Taos County; New Mexico; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/3260
Barcode: 253260.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Navajo Maiden kachina
Object Name: Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials: Wood, feather/feathers, twine/string
Techniques: Carved, painted, tied
Dimensions: 16.3 x 5.7 x 5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67419a857-ba9e-45c3-8974-d2cd570d8ec9

Record ID: NMAI_268783