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Object Number 45-30-10/100536.1.4
Display Title Chief Kevahemah
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Hopi. / Arizona. / Chief Ke-Vahe-Mah-Shungopovy. Hopi. Arizona. Aug. 27 '39. "This man is father of Marie Leon Kee-va-ma, little Hopi girl with "squash blossoms. Note his mouth and hers, direct inheritance. This chief would pose with his hair down, a great concession, but would not remove shirt as both were part of ceremonial dance, 1939. The finest primitive mouth I ever drew.""
Keywords
  • Proper Name
  • Ethnographic
  • Social and Political Figure
  • Drawing and Graphics
Subject
  • Portrait
  • Chief
Department Photographic
Date 1939
Artist Woltz
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Second Mesa / Songoopavi
Additional Geographic Terms Second Mesa
Dimensions Overall: 17.15 x 27.94 cm (6 3/4 x 11 in.)

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