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Riding Horses

American Indian Museum

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Diné (Navajo)

    Artist/Maker

    Mamie Deschillie (Mamie Bedon), Diné (Navajo), 1920-2010

    Previous owner

    Andrea Levitt Baum, Non-Indian

    Donor

    Andrea Levitt Baum, Non-Indian

    Collection History

    Formerly in the collection of Andrea Levitt Baum; donated to NMAI by Andrea Levitt Baum in 2006.

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    Date created

    1996

    Catalog Number

    26/5780

    Barcode

    265780.000

    Object Type

    Sculpture/Carving/Figures

    Title

    Riding Horses

    Object Name

    Figural group

    Media/Materials

    Cardboard, cotton-synthetic cloth, yarn, wool (unspun), glass bead/beads, wood, paint, glue

    Techniques

    Cut, painted, glued

    Dimensions

    34.5 x 22 x 5 cm

    Place

    New Mexico; USA

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    Diné (Navajo)
    Sculpture/Carving/Figures

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ca2ee8be-5791-4ab5-b0de-9ccadbf4a89b

    Record ID

    NMAI_282007

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