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The Corn Priest

American Indian Museum

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    A:shiwi (Zuni)

    Artist/Maker

    Randy Nahohai, A:shiwi (Zuni), 1958-2016

    Previous owner

    Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

    IACB source

    Pueblo of Zuni Arts and Crafts

    Collection History

    Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Pueblo of Zuni Arts and Crafts (Zuni, New Mexico) in 1985; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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    Date created

    1984

    Catalog Number

    25/9257

    Barcode

    259257.000

    Object Type

    Sculpture/Carving/Figures

    Title

    The Corn Priest

    Object Name

    Figure

    Media/Materials

    Pottery, glaze, feather/feathers, metal items, turquoise, paint

    Techniques

    Modeled, painted, glazed

    Dimensions

    9.1 x 9.3 x 20.9 cm

    Place

    Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA

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    A:shiwi (Zuni)
    Sculpture/Carving/Figures

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68127c337-29b0-4ad3-bedd-010f7859c2c7

    Record ID

    NMAI_275246

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