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Date created: circa 1940

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner: Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957
Donor: Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957

Collection History: Said to have been made for Christian F. Schuster (1868-1957, a collector and amateur archaeologist in Holyoke, Massachusetts) circa 1940; donated to MAI by Christian Schuster in 1953.
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Place: Arizona; USA

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/1852
Barcode: 221852.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Object Name: Sandpainting (No image available)
Media/Materials: Sand, stone
Techniques: Glued
Dimensions: 88.9 x 51.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e8951f39-178f-4479-854c-d80b1082b0ca

Record ID: NMAI_236667