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Blue World Emergence

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Diné (Navajo)

    Artist/Maker

    David Chethlahe Paladin (David Paladin), Diné (Navajo), 1926-1984

    Previous owner

    Dr. Mathew Kent Wilson, Sr., Non-Indian, 1920-2000
    Patricia R. Wakeling (Paddy Wakeling), Non-Indian, 1923-2016

    Donor

    Patricia R. Wakeling (Paddy Wakeling), Non-Indian, 1923-2016

    Honoree

    Dr. Mathew Kent Wilson, Sr., Non-Indian, 1920-2000

    Collection History

    Formerly in the collection of Dr. Mathew Kent Wilson (1920-2000); inherited by Patricia R. Wakeling (1923-2016); donated to NMAI by Patricia Wakeling in 2001 in memory of Dr. Matthew Kent Wilson.

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    Date created

    1971

    Catalog Number

    25/9004

    Barcode

    259004.000

    Object Type

    Painting/Drawing/Print

    Title

    Blue World Emergence

    Object Name

    Painting

    Media/Materials

    Cotton canvas, acrylic paint, wood

    Techniques

    Painted, framed

    Dimensions

    47.2 x 57.3 x 4 cm

    Place

    Albuquerque; Bernalillo County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)

    See related items

    Diné (Navajo)
    Painting/Drawing/Print

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6067de141-3d01-464b-9b54-abe8d0839e5b

    Record ID

    NMAI_274984

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