Chirohuhuya: Trapping Birds

Date created
August 13, 1965
Culture/People
Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker
Melvin Nuvayouma (Melvin Keith Nuvayouma), Hopi Pueblo, b. 1946
Seller
Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
Collector
Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
Previous owner
Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
Collection History
Collected by Native art collector Byron Harvey III (1932-2005) as part of his Ritual in Pueblo Art project (1960-1966); purchased by MAI from Byron Harvey in 1966.
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Place
Songoopavi (Shongopovi), Second 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
23/7478
Barcode
237478.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
Chirohuhuya: Trapping Birds
Object Name
Painting
Media/Materials
Paper, watercolor
Techniques
Painted
Dimensions
27.9 x 37.2 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69b9fdf95-6e9b-436c-b5e8-9cfc89195b8d
Record ID
NMAI_252748