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Long Hair kachina

Object Details

Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Frances Tabb Smith (1952-1999); inherited by her mother, Julia Tucker Smith (Mrs. Bertram T. Smith, 1919-2007); donated to NMAI by Julia T. Smith in 2001 in memory of Frances T. Smith.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Hopi-Tewa
Artist/Maker
Lamuel Howato, Hopi-Tewa
Collector
Frances T. Smith (Frances Tabb Smith), Non-Indian, 1952-1999
Previous owner
Frances T. Smith (Frances Tabb Smith), Non-Indian, 1952-1999
Julia T. Smith (Julia Tucker Smith/Mrs. Bertram T. Smith), Non-Indian, 1919-2007
Donor
Julia T. Smith (Julia Tucker Smith/Mrs. Bertram T. Smith), Non-Indian, 1919-2007
Honoree
Frances T. Smith (Frances Tabb Smith), Non-Indian, 1952-1999
Date created
circa 1995
Title
Long Hair kachina
Object Name
Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials
Cottonwood
Techniques
Carved, painted
Dimensions
8.9 x 25 cm
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
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