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Object Number
995-29-10/74569
Display Title
Filed sandstone carving of Navajo man and woman
Descriptions
Object Description
Filed sandstone carving of Navajo man and woman standing side by side on a rectangular sandstone base. The woman wears orange moccasins and a blue necklace and is wrapped in a green blanket with red stripes. The man wears brown moccasins, blue necklace, cowboy hat, and is wrapped in a red blanket with green stripes. Both wear their hair in the traditional knot.
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved and painted standing male and female on base
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980-1989
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials
Sandstone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.8 x 5.6 x 7.6 cm (5 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 3 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74569; NM 15 / 74569
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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