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Culture/People:
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Teddy Weahkee, A:shiwi (Zuni), 1896-1965  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this
Object Name:
Mother and child figure
Media/Materials:
Turquoise, travertine
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
7 x 5.5 x 10 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
circa 1964
Collection History:
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1968; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Catalog Number:
25/6664
Barcode:
256664.000
See related items:
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Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68c7e159b-62f7-4adc-bbdd-5efb56199249
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272547