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Object Number 2004.29.4245
Display Title Cayatanita (Brother of Chief Mannelito) in a studio-staged scene
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Navajo Indians (Athapascan) / Cayatanita (Brother of Chief Mannelito) / By Charles M. Bell, Washington, D.C., Dec. 1874. (R. Rudisill - Oct. 23, 1979 / [verso] Presented by F.W. Putnam. See Jacksons Photographs p.28 vol. 1"
Keywords
  • Social and Political Figure
  • Proper Name
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Portrait
  • Man
Department Photographic
Date December 1874
Artist Charles M. Bell
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Dimensions Overall: 18.42 x 24.13 cm (7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)

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