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Koshare (Clown) kachina

Object Details

Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Bonnie Gems Indian Arts (Albuquerque, New Mexico) in 1971; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Artist/Maker
Alfred Maestas, Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
IACB source
Bonnie Gems Indian Arts (Indian Arts of Albuquerque)
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Date created
1970
Title
Koshare (Clown) kachina
Object Name
Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials
Cottonwood
Techniques
Carved, painted
Dimensions
12.5 x 8.6 x 36 cm
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
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