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Object Number
995-29-10/74568
Display Title
Fully furnished miniature hogan (A) with removable roof (B)
Descriptions
Object Description
Eight sided hogan made of wood and dirt. Roof is removable to reveal fully furnished interior. Woman wearing full skirted red dress is weaving an orange blanket or rug. Beside the loom are one blue and one red bundle of wool and a box with white wool in it. There is also a baby in a cradle, two white skins on the floor, and a black stove in the center of the hogan with firewood. There is a shield and spear mounted on a red cloth on one wall and three turquoise, red, and white bead necklaces on a blue cloth on the other. For further details on furnishings, see notes/histories under attribution. Signed on the bottom "Navajo Hogan, 1988, Christine Yazzie, P.O. Box #2152, Chinle, AZ 86503."
Inventory Description
Sculpture, 8 sided hogan, furnishings and human figures inside, removable lid
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1988
Artist
Christine Yazzie
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wood, Mud, Metal, Cloth, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 12.6 x 8.6 cm (5 x 4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74568a; 995-29-10/74568b; Navajo 19 Hogan 88 / Christine Yazzie / P.O.
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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