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Object Number
995-29-10/74564
Display Title
Carved scene of a weaver
Descriptions
Object Description
Scene of Navajo woman kneeling on a sheep skin and holding a spindle with red yarn. She wears brown moccasins, turquoise skirt, red belt, purple blouse, and turquoise beaded necklace. Her hair is tied in a traditional knot. On the ground in front of her are a number of items traditional to women, including a carding pallet, comb, wedding basket, pile of wool, and six balls of colored yarn. Mounted on sandstone. Signed on the bottom "Nelson B. Watchman".
Inventory Description
Sculpture, seated female on stone platform with weaving paraphenalia
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980-1989
Artist
Nelson B. Watchman
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials
Wood, Sandstone, Wool, Sheepskin, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 13.6 x 9.3 x 8.2 cm (5 3/8 x 3 11/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74564 / Nelson / B. Watchman / NM 10 3 1/2
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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