Painting of the Na'ii'es (puberty ceremony)

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Chiricahua Apache
Artist/Maker: Chief Naiche (Natchez/Nahche/Christian Naiche, Sr./Nai-chi-ti), Chiricahua Apache, ca. 1857-1921
Previous owner: Chief Naiche (Natchez/Nahche/Christian Naiche, Sr./Nai-chi-ti), Chiricahua Apache, ca. 1857-1921
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Chief Naiche (Chiricahua Apache) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Near Lawton; Lawton; Comanche County; Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Chiricahua Apache; Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/1417
Barcode: 021417.002

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print
Native Term: gutálsi'á'

Object Name: Painting of the Na'ii'es (puberty ceremony)
Media/Materials: Hide, paint
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 83 x 71 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6784f910b-82c0-4c5b-8617-25171d625f91

Record ID: NMAI_22676