Waldo Mootzka
Kwahuh

Kwahuh

Public Domain

Kwahuh
ArtistHopi Pueblo, 1903–c. 1940
CultureHopi
Titles
  • Kwahuh
Date1930–1940
PlaceHopi Pueblo, Arizona, United States
MediumTempera on wove paper
Dimensions16 × 22 1/16 in. (40.6 × 56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.294
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, before 1940–by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition HistoryBayou Bend, Houston Tx, long term loan 1965 - Jun 1969

Beaumont Art Museum, Beaumont, TX., Sep 28 1972 (LN:72.19)

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