Tshoshbushnaka (turquoise earrings) kachina
name: label: Culture/People
content: Hopi Pueblo
label: Collector
content: John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
label: Previous owner
content: John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
label: Seller
content: John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by John Louw Nelson (1895-1963, a musical performer and amateur ethnologist), probably in the late 1920s; purchased by MAI from John Louw Nelson in 1931.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Arizona; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Hopi Pueblo
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/624
label: Barcode
content: 180624.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Title
content: Tshoshbushnaka (turquoise earrings) kachina
label: Object Name
content: Kachina/Katsina (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, feather/feathers, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted