Positata: Using a Crystal and Fetishes to Locate Illness
date: label: Date created
content: July 8, 1965
name: label: Culture/People
content: Hopi Pueblo
label: Artist/Maker
content: Arlo Nuvayouma, Hopi [Second Mesa], 1923-2004
label: Seller
content: Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
label: Collector
content: Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
label: Previous owner
content: Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Native art collector Byron Harvey III (1932-2005) as part of his Ritual in Pueblo Art project (1960-1966); purchased by MAI from Byron Harvey in 1966.
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place: label: Place
content: Songoopavi (Shongopovi), Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Hopi Pueblo
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content: Painting/Drawing/Print
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/7453
label: Barcode
content: 237453.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Painting/Drawing/Print
physicalDescription: label: Title
content: Positata: Using a Crystal and Fetishes to Locate Illness
label: Object Name
content: Painting (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Paper, watercolor
label: Techniques
content: Painted
label: Dimensions
content: 37.5 x 28 cm