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Swallows

Object Details

Collection History
Prepared as an illustration for the “Book of the Hopi” (1963); donated to MAI by the book’s publisher, Viking Press, Incorporated, in 1965.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker
Oswald Fredericks (White Bear/Kucha Honawuh/Kucha Honau), Hopi Pueblo, 1905-1996
Previous owner
Viking Press, Incorporated, 1925-
Donor
Viking Press, Incorporated, 1925-
Title
Swallows
Object Name
Drawing
Media/Materials
Paper, ink, watercolor
Techniques
Drawn
Dimensions
31.5 x 25 cm
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
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