Mother and Child

Object Details

Collection History
Purchased by Esther N. Finkelstein (1910-2011) at the Gypsy Tea Room (on Washington Square in New York City) between 1957 and 1959; donated to NMAI by Esther Finkelstein in 1998.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Rincon Band Luiseño
Artist/Maker
Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nunez (Wa Wa Chaw/Wa Wa Calac Chaw [Keep From the Water]/Princess Wa Wa Chaw), Rincon Band Luiseño, 1888-1972
Seller
Gypsy Tea Room
Previous owner
Esther N. Finkelstein, Non-Indian, 1910-2011
Donor
Esther N. Finkelstein, Non-Indian, 1910-2011
Date created
circa 1950
Title
Mother and Child
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Tin, oil paint
Techniques
Hammered, painted
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
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