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Koa (Owa) kachina

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth, 1855-1931, a Mennonite missionary and ethnographer) between 1892 and 1919; purchased by the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company in 1919.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Hopi Pueblo
Collector
Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth/H. R. Voth), Non-Indian, 1855-1931
Previous owner
Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth/H. R. Voth), Non-Indian, 1855-1931
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller
Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Title
Koa (Owa) kachina
Object Name
Kachina/Katsina (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Wood, feather/feathers, wool yarn
Techniques
Carved, painted
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
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