Owl

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Object Details

Culture/People

A:shiwi (Zuni)

Artist/Maker

Jaycee Nahohai, A:shiwi (Zuni), b. 1985 and Rowena Him (Rowena Him Nahohai/R. Him), A:shiwi (Zuni), b. 1959

Previous owner

Edward A. Chappell, Jr., Non-Indian, 1948-2020

Susan Buck, Non-Indian

Donor

Susan Buck, Non-Indian

Collection History

Purchased by Edward A. Chappell, Jr. (1948-2020) from the artists in 2014 during research on Zuni pottery traditions and artistry; donated to NMAI by his wife Susan Buck in 2022.

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Date created

2014

Catalog Number

27/681

Barcode

270681.000

Object Type

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title

Owl

Object Name

Figure

Media/Materials

Pottery, paint, clay slip

Techniques

Coiled/hand built, modeled, slipped, painted

Dimensions

17.5 x 21 x 16 cm

Place

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

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