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Object Number
2011.16.80
Display Title
Katsina; Koshari sitting on stump, eating watermelon; signed S. Talas / Polacca, AZ / 86092
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Katsina, seated figure, black and white stripes, holding watermelon,bag around neck
Classification
- Kachina
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1986 or earlier
Artist
Sheldon Talas
Culture
- Tewa
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
Materials
Cottonwood Paint Leather Fabric Felt
Dimensions
Overall: 22.86 x 11.2 x 10.7 cm (9 x 4 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.16.80 / S. Talas / Polacca, AZ / 86092
Credit Line
Gift of Paul R. Lurie 1938, in Memory of His Wife, Barbara
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
(1986)
Collector
Barbara Lurie
(1986-2011)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
(6/27/2011)
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