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Turtle Design

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  • Painting

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    A:shiwi (Zuni)

    Artist/Maker

    Stella Loretto, A:shiwi (Zuni)

    Previous owner

    Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005

    Donor

    Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005

    Collection History

    Formerly in the collection of Native art collector Byron Harvey III (1932-2005); donated to MAI by Byron Harvey in 1966.

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    Date created

    circa 1965

    Catalog Number

    23/7586

    Barcode

    237586.000

    Object Type

    Painting/Drawing/Print

    Title

    Turtle Design

    Object Name

    Painting

    Media/Materials

    Paperboard, watercolor

    Techniques

    Drawn, painted

    Dimensions

    30.3 x 40.5 cm

    Place

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

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    A:shiwi (Zuni)
    Painting/Drawing/Print

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69576d69b-6c51-470c-bb76-78199145df02

    Record ID

    NMAI_252954

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