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Object Number
995-29-10/74561
Display Title
Carved scene of a male jeweler
Descriptions
Object Description
Scene of a Navajo man seated on a white sheepskin with legs crossed and wearing brown moccasins, white pants, red top, white headband, concha belt, and white and turquoise beaded necklace. He uses a bow drill to drill beads on an upturned wooden tree trunk. Another tree trunk serves as a base for a flat rock which holds blue and white beads and pieces of turquoise. On the ground beside the jeweler are a black pot, a roll of string, and another necklace. Scene mounted on a wood base that simulates sandstone. Signed on the bottom "Nelson B. Watchman, 41."
Inventory Description
Sculpture, seated male making beads on wood platform
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980-1989
Artist
Nelson B. Watchman
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials
Wood, Bead, Stone, Fur, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 15.8 x 15.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/4 x 6 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74561; Nelson B. Watchman; 41; NM 7 / 6 x 6
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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