Chospos-yaka-hentaka (Turquoise Nose Plug) Kachina Figure

CultureHopi
Titles
  • Chospos-yaka-hentaka (Turquoise Nose Plug) Kachina Figure
Date1910-1940
PlaceHopi Pueblo, Arizona, United States
MediumWood
Dimensionsdoll: 18 1/2 × 8 × 4 1/2 in.
case: 19 1/2 × 9 × 6 in.

Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.396
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Kachinas and Indian Arts," Dallas Independent School District, Native American Cultural Heritage Center, 27 July 1979 - July 1982 (LN: 79.19)

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