Christmas/holiday ornament

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Date created: circa 1990

Culture/People: Hopi [Shungopovi]
Artist/Maker: Anderson Koinva (A. Koinva), Hopi [Shungopovi]
Donor: Irene Hirano Inouye (Mrs. Daniel K. Inouye), Non-Indian, 1948-2020
Previous owner: Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Non-Indian, 1924-2012
Previous seller: Dawa's Arts & Crafts (Dawa's Honani Crafts)

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012, D-Hawaii) and probably received as a gift in recognition of his service to American Indians as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (1987-1995 and 2001-2003); donated to NMAI by Senator Inouye's widow Irene Hirano Inouye (1948-2020) in 2013.
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Place: Songoopavi (Shongopovi), Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA (inferred)

See related items: Hopi [Shungopovi]; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/9108
Barcode: 269108.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Christmas/holiday ornament
Media/Materials: Wood, paint, twine/string
Techniques: Cut, carved, painted, tied
Dimensions: 11.9 x 4.4 x 0.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67712bc88-3811-44df-962f-49937b279ef2

Record ID: NMAI_408011