Creation Story

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Object Details

Culture/People

Maidu

Artist/Maker

Harry Fonseca, Maidu/Native Hawaiian, 1946-2006

Seller

Harry Fonseca, Maidu/Native Hawaiian, 1946-2006

Presenter/funding source

George Wessler, Non-Indian, 1917-2012

Peggy Wessler (Peggy Marie Wessler), Non-Indian

Collection History

NMAI purchase from the artist in 2004 using funds donated by George Wessler (1917-2012) and Peggy Wessler.

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Date created

2000

Catalog Number

26/5007

Barcode

265007.000

Object Type

Painting/Drawing/Print

Title

Creation Story

Object Name

Painting

Media/Materials

Cotton canvas, acrylic paint

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions

525 x 194 cm

Place

Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA

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Maidu

Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ea0e3827-13c1-4845-809a-c4eae18b6701

Record ID

NMAI_281200