The Philosopher
date: label: Date created
content: 1982
name: label: Culture/People
content: Diné (Navajo)
label: Artist/Maker
content: Robert D. Shorty, Diné (Navajo), b. 1944
label: Previous owner
content: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
label: IACB source
content: Museum of New Mexico Museum Shop
notes: label: Collection History
content: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Museum of New Mexico Museum Shop (Santa Fe, New Mexico) in 1982; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Fort Defiance, Navajo Reservation; Apache County; Arizona; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Diné (Navajo)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 25/7086
label: Barcode
content: 257086.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Title
content: The Philosopher
label: Object Name
content: Sculpture
label: Media/Materials
content: Walnut wood, stone, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 9.2 x 22 x 35 cm