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Ram kachina

Object Details

Collection History
Purchased by Michael and Rhoda Epstein at the Hopi Gallery (Second Mesa, Arizona) in the early 1990s; donated to NMAI by Michael and Rhoda Epstein in 2002.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker
Sam Kayquoptewa, Hopi Pueblo, b. 1964
Previous owner
Michael Epstein, Non-Indian
Rhoda Epstein, Non-Indian
Donor
Michael Epstein, Non-Indian
Rhoda Epstein, Non-Indian
Previous seller
Hopi Gallery
Date created
1992
Title
Ram kachina
Object Name
Kachina/Katsina
Media/Materials
Cottonwood, paint
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
14 x 13 x 49 cm
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
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