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Turtle storyteller figure

American Indian Museum

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  • Storyteller figure

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)

    Artist/Maker

    Angel Annette Coriz (Angel Coriz), Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)/Jemez Pueblo, b. 1968 and Ralph Bailon, Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)

    Donor

    R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

    Previous owner

    R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

    Collection History

    Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2007.

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    Date created

    circa 2000

    Catalog Number

    26/6009

    Barcode

    266009.000

    Object Type

    Sculpture/Carving/Figures

    Object Name

    Turtle storyteller figure

    Media/Materials

    Pottery, paint

    Techniques

    Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted

    Dimensions

    17.9 x 17.7 x 7.3 cm

    Place

    Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Santo Domingo Reservation; Sandoval County; New Mexico; USA

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    Sculpture/Carving/Figures

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e1679613-0b4a-4a4d-867d-b527f6298caa

    Record ID

    NMAI_282236

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