Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth/H. R. Voth), Non-Indian, 1855-1931 Search this
Previous owner:
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893- Search this
Henry S. Wellcome, Non-Indian, 1853-1936 Search this
Previous seller:
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893- Search this
Object Name:
Lagon altar (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Wood, cotton canvas
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Orayvi (Oraibi), Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
Collection History:
Collected by Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth, 1855-1931, a Mennonite missionary and ethnographer) for the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois) in 1899; purchased by Sir Henry S. Wellcome (ca. 1853-1936, son of a missionary based in Wisconsin, and pioneer of the use of airplanes in archaeological surveys) from the Field Museum in 1933; purchased by MAI from Sir Henry Wellcome's estate in 1947.
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