Petroglyph of Insect within a Flower and Pottery Decoration

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Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker: Oswald Fredericks (White Bear/Kucha Honawuh/Kucha Honau), Hopi Pueblo, 1905-1996
Previous owner: Viking Press, Incorporated, 1925-
Donor: Viking Press, Incorporated, 1925-

Collection History: Prepared as an illustration for the “Book of the Hopi” (1963); donated to MAI by the book’s publisher, Viking Press, Incorporated, in 1965.
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Place: Kiqotsmovi (Kykotsmovi, New Oraibi), Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

See related items: Hopi Pueblo; Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/6398
Barcode: 236398.011

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Petroglyph of Insect within a Flower and Pottery Decoration
Object Name: Drawing
Media/Materials: Paper, ink, watercolor
Techniques: Drawn
Dimensions: 25.2 x 32.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws633ee22ce-4d6f-4955-b92c-8a3dc94089d5

Record ID: NMAI_251713