Object Details
Culture/People
Rincon Band Luiseño
Artist/Maker
Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nunez (Wa Wa Chaw/Wa Wa Calac Chaw [Keep From the Water]/Princess Wa Wa Chaw), Rincon Band Luiseño, 1888-1972
Seller
Gypsy Tea Room
Previous owner
Esther N. Finkelstein, Non-Indian, 1910-2011
Donor
Esther N. Finkelstein, Non-Indian, 1910-2011
Collection History
Purchased by Esther N. Finkelstein (1910-2011) at the Gypsy Tea Room (on Washington Square in New York City) between 1957 and 1959; donated to NMAI by Esther Finkelstein in 1998.
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Date created
circa 1950
Catalog Number
25/5030
Barcode
255030.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
Mother and Child
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Cardboard, oil paint, plastic, varnish, wood
Techniques
Painted
Dimensions
60 x 60 x 4.2 cm
Place
New York City; New York; USA (inferred)
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_270898