Hano Clown (Paiyakyamu)

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Date created: 1971

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Artist/Maker: Henry Shelton, Hopi Pueblo, b. 1929
IACB source: Henry Shelton, Hopi Pueblo, b. 1929
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1971; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Orayvi (Oraibi), Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

See related items: Hopi Pueblo; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/9874
Barcode: 259874.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Hano Clown (Paiyakyamu)
Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Cottonwood, wool yarn, cotton cloth, commercially tanned leather, cornhusk, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted, wrapped
Dimensions: 25.5 x 17 x 63 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6de78ad95-15d5-4f38-b70a-74d7c321fd04

Record ID: NMAI_275963